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What It Means to Be a Child of HaShem Re’eh
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This morning at Breakfast & a Class,
we explored one of the most remarkable verses in the Torah: “בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה׳ אֱלֹקֵיכֶם” — “You
are children of HaShem your G-d.” Why does the
Torah introduce this extraordinary declaration specifically before the laws of
mourning? Drawing upon the insights of Rashi, Sforno, the Or HaChaim, Rabbeinu
Baḥya, and the Nesivot Shalom, we discovered that this verse is not merely
teaching us how to mourn—it is teaching us how to live. Even in moments of
loss, disappointment, failure, and uncertainty, we are never abandoned, never
orphaned, and never beyond the embrace of our Heavenly Father.
Along
the way, we explored what it truly means to be “children of the
King”—maintaining our dignity in times of pain, recognizing that our worth
comes from HaShem and not from our circumstances, and remembering that no Jew
ever loses the privilege of returning home through teshuvah. This timeless
message from Parashat Re’eh reminds us that our greatest identity is not found
in our successes or failures, but in the enduring relationship expressed in
those two unforgettable words: בָּנִים אַתֶּם.