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– How does she sit in solitude!” The churban came as a direct
punishment for bitul Torah.
The word (how) can also be read as (Where are you?).
Observing Yerushalayim in its ruins draws forth the cry, “Ribbono Shel
Olam, where are You? Why have You forsaken us, leaving us to wallow
in our misery?!” Hashem replies with an of His own, “Where
are you?”
Man’s body contains 613 parts, corresponding to the 613 mitzvot. When
one distances himself from Torah, he is essentially destroying his body,
as well as causing the churban of the Beit Hamikdash.

In parashat Devarim, Hashem forbids Bnei Yisrael from waging war
against Eisav and Moav. Weren’t these the very nations that constantly
sought to torment our people? This commandment seemed to protect Bnei
Yisrael, since even justified hatred can produce baseless hatred, one of the
causes of the churban.

“Safeguard the Shabbat day to sanctify it, as
Why did Moshe state “You have begun to show… Your greatness,
etc.?” after the war against Sichon and Og? Was it only after this war Hashem, your G-d, has commanded you”
that he recognized Hashem’s miracles? He had been witness to them (Devarim 5:12)
all along, from the time of Yetziat Mitzrayim and during the days in
the Wilderness.

By contemplating the miracles in the war with Sichon and Og, Moshe was
able to appreciate the great miracles of the past even more.
This teaches us that by studying the seemingly small miracles which occur
to us daily, we come to an appreciation of the great miracles which