No, You Don't Have to Finish It All!

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August 09 2022
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Why would Moshe begin a project a priori knowing that he cannot complete it? Moshe knew he would not enter the Promised Land and so would not be able to set up the Arei Miklat! So it is with Torah and Mitzvot. We can never "mine" all the treasures of either, but we gain unimaginable riches by collecting as much as we can. V'zot haTorah asher sam Moshe l'fnei b'nai Yisrael! The Kli Yakar notes that this pasuk refers not to the entire Torah but rather, calling attention to the fact Moshe could not complete the task of establishing the cities of refuge. We live at a time when the religious community has set such unattainable standards for most that a high percentage of the community just "can't finish".

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