Ki Thavo: where am I?

The parsha begins with instructions for the denizen of the Promised Land. He must bring his taxes (“first fruits”) to the capital and make a declaration. The declaration recognizes that he has arrived in the Promised Land. That declaration is almost a warning of disappointment, The pilgrim says: “This is it!...?...!” The failure to appreciate his blessed condition is outlined in 53 verses of curses. (Dvarim 28:47).

Where are we now? All the curses have come to pass. There is (still) a Jewish State of Israel. The overt persecution of Jews is at a low point.

Better appreciate it. Failure has dire consequences.

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