Love of the Land - The Desirable Land
  Selections from classical Torah sources which express the special relationship between the People of Israel and Eretz Yisrael THE DESIRABLE LAND "Why did Moshe Rabbeinu so desire to enter Eretz Yisrael?" asked Rabbi Simloi. "Did he have a need to eat its fruits or to satiate himself from its goodness?" The answer, he proves, is that Moshe thus addressed Hashem: "Many mitzvot which were commanded to the People of Israel can only be fulfilled in Eretz Yisrael. Allow me to enter Eretz Yisrael so that I may fulfill them" (Sotah 14b). |
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