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Erev Shabbos Message, Parashat Eikev 5781 (2021)

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Moshe Hauer emphasizes the dual aspects of material prosperity outlined in Parashat Eikev, warning of potential spiritual complacency and arrogance that wealth can bring, as noted in the instances where the word 'vesavata' ("you will be satiated") appears. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RashiGratitudeJewish HistoryJewish HomelandProsperitySpiritual ComplacencyBirkat HamazonMaterial SuccessEikevConnection To G D

Places mentioned

United States
"the remarkable prosperity and security that have characterized the American Jewish experience"
Israel
"a flourishing Jewish homeland"
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