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Parshat Devarim: Deuteronomy 1:1-
3:22; Isaiah 1:1-1:27.
T
his week's portion, Devarim,
"You shall not bow down to them
kicks off the last of the Five
[idols] or serve them; for I am a jealous
Books of Moses.
God, punishing the children of those that
Most of the book is Moses' final
hate me unto the third and fourth genera-
speech to the Israelites before they enter
tion:" (paraphrase of Exodus 20:4).
the Promised Land, in which he recaps
So, too, we're reminded that the
their travels, battles and the various
Exodus from Egypt did not happen just
miracles they witnessed.
to/for our ancestors:
One of the most interesting
"And you shall tell your
parts of this portion is Moses'
son on that day: It is because
use of language. In particular,
of that which God did for me
he frames his storytelling as:
when I went out from Egypt."
"I did this, and then you [col-
(paraphrase of Exodus 13:80).
lectively] did the
Does this sound familiar
What's strange about his
from Passover?
choice of language is that the
What are the benefits of a
men he's addressing were not
collective, cross-generational
alive for a good chunk of his
identity?
historical accounting, and if
Do you think the way we
Rabb i Dan
any of them were, they were
currently
act in our lives and
Hor witz
under age 20 at the time any
communities would be differ-
of the reported events took place. And
ent if we envisioned ourselves as part of
yet, he chooses to address the collective
a collective — spanning generations —
as having been present, and as having
rather than as individuals?
been responsible for the victories and
Perhaps for those who came before us,
defeats the nation faced along the way.
who experienced struggles different (and
I imagine that while the new Israelite
arguably greater) than our own due to
generation might have appreciated being being Jewish, the collective identity piece
lumped in with their parents when their
was a bit stronger.
parents did things right, I also have to
This Shabbat, reflect on your identity
imagine that they struggled when they
and how you view your relationships
were chastised and lumped in with their
with others.
parents when it came to their parents'
Meditate on "kol Yisrael arevim ze
shortcomings.
la'zeh" — "all Jews are responsible for
Can any of us honestly say that we'd be one another." Does this concept resonate
comfortable being held accountable for
with you? Why or why not?
the faults of our parents?
Commit to living a life that your
Why would Moses lump the current
children, and theirs after them, will be
generation in with the past one?
inspired by; leaving a legacy they are
Frankly, we shouldn't be surprised,
anxious to inherit, and a narrative they
given the other instances we've found
willingly and joyously adopt as their
of such groupings in the Torah. For
own.
example, we should remember that God
Rabbi Dan Horwitz is the associate rabbi at
(as portrayed in the Torah) isn't always
happy and smiling, and is willing to
Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy and the
senior
Jewish educator for MSU Hillel and
hold children accountable for the sins
of their parents:
Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan (H-CAM).
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