Eikev 11:12 · unit 4

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 Rosh Hashanah 16b.

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

Sefaria — Rosh Hashanah 16b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מרשית השנה וגו'. א"ר יצחק, כל שנה שרשה בתחלתה מתעשרת בסופה, שנאמר מראשית השנה, מרשית חסר כתיב, ועד אחרית – סופה שיש לה אחרית

English: R’ Yitzchak said: Any year that is “poor” at its beginning becomes rich at its end, as it is said “from the beginning of the year” — written defectively — “and until the end,” an end that has a future.

On the daf / in context: Rosh Hashanah 16b.

Type of Learning

Custom (poverty of spirit at year’s start)

What Is Learned

Approaching Rosh Hashanah with humble entreaty is a sign the year can end in blessing.