Bechukotai starts with a famous invitation from Hashem, “If you will walk in my laws…” after which He lists the many blessings that we will receive for doing so. But what does it mean to “walk” in Hashem’s laws? Is it the same as “keeping” His laws? Surely not, from the fact that a different word is used. Rashi says it means “to labour in Torah”, in other words the ongoing journey of Torah study. As my teacher, Rabbi Azriel Goldfein of blessed memory, taught me, mitzvot are done in the finite realm, and they have a beginning and an...
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