Eikev 11:12 · unit 2

Parashas Eikev · Passuk 11:12

The Complete Passuk

אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ דֹּרֵ֣שׁ אֹתָ֑הּ תָּמִ֗יד עֵינֵ֨י יְהֹוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙ הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד אַחֲרִ֥ית שָׁנָֽה׃ {ס}        

It is a land that the ETERNAL your God looks after, on which the ETERNAL your God always keeps an eye, from year’s beginning to year’s end.

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Berachos 55a.

TT lemma: מרשית השנה וגו' (unit 2 of 4).

Sefaria — Berachos 55a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מרשית השנה וגו'. אמר רב יהודה אמר רב, שנה טובה צריכה רחמים, דכתיב תמיד עיני ה' אלהיך בה מראשית השנה ועד אחרית שנה

English: Rav Yehudah said in the name of Rav: A good year needs mercy, as it is written, “The eyes of Hashem your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the year’s end.”

On the daf / in context: Berachos 55a; cf. daily judgment opinions.

Type of Learning

Custom (a good year requires constant prayer)

What Is Learned

Blessing for the year is not a one-time grant; continuous providence calls for continuous petition.