Jul 16, 2026 · 3 min · 5 segments
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So in this week's parsha, Parshat D'varim, Moshe gives his final speech to the Jewish people right before they enter Eretz Yisrael.
For 40 years in the desert, they lived totally miraculous life.
Food fell from the sky, water followed them, and they lived in a spiritual bubble.
They would have to farm, build houses, and fight battles.
Moshe warns them about this change because he wants them to know a major secret.
Holiness isn't only found in miracles.
Hashem wants us to bring Him into our regular lives, and there's a famous passuk in Mishlei that sums this up.
"Bechol darchecha da'eihu." In all of your ways know Him.
It was easy to feel close to Hashem in the desert.
The real test was staying close to Him when life became normal.
And this connects beautifully to this week's Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat before the fast of Tisha B'Av.
We read a haftarah where Yeshayahu Hanavi rebukes the people right before the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed.
He tells them something shocking.
Hashem is tired of their sacrifices.
Why? Because the people separated their religious life from their everyday life.
They acted holy inside the Beit HaMikdash, but outside they were dishonest and unkind to each other.
Yeshayahu tells them how to fix it.
"Limdu hitiv dershu mishpat, asu chamodshu shiftu yasom rivi alamana." Learn to do good, seek justice, relieve the oppressed, defend the orphan, and plead for the widow.
This is the same lesson Moshe teaches us.
Hashem doesn't just want us to look religious in a holy, spiritual place.
He cares about how we act in our daily routines.
The Beit HaMikdash was destroyed because people forgot to bring Hashem into their everyday interactions.
We connect with Hashem when we choose to be honest, help a friend, or treat others with respect.
So in this week's parsha, Parshat D'varim, Moshe gives his final speech to the Jewish people right before they enter Eretz Yisrael.
For 40 years in the desert, they lived totally miraculous life.
Food fell from the sky, water followed them, and they lived in a spiritual bubble.
They would have to farm, build houses, and fight battles.
Moshe warns them about this change because he wants them to know a major secret.
Holiness isn't only found in miracles.
Hashem wants us to bring Him into our regular lives, and there's a famous passuk in Mishlei that sums this up.
"Bechol darchecha da'eihu." In all of your ways know Him.
It was easy to feel close to Hashem in the desert.
The real test was staying close to Him when life became normal.
And this connects beautifully to this week's Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat before the fast of Tisha B'Av.
We read a haftarah where Yeshayahu Hanavi rebukes the people right before the Beit HaMikdash was destroyed.
He tells them something shocking.
Hashem is tired of their sacrifices.
Why? Because the people separated their religious life from their everyday life.
They acted holy inside the Beit HaMikdash, but outside they were dishonest and unkind to each other.
Yeshayahu tells them how to fix it.
"Limdu hitiv dershu mishpat, asu chamodshu shiftu yasom rivi alamana." Learn to do good, seek justice, relieve the oppressed, defend the orphan, and plead for the widow.
This is the same lesson Moshe teaches us.
Hashem doesn't just want us to look religious in a holy, spiritual place.
He cares about how we act in our daily routines.
The Beit HaMikdash was destroyed because people forgot to bring Hashem into their everyday interactions.
We connect with Hashem when we choose to be honest, help a friend, or treat others with respect.
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