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We find that there is an important dimension to walking, since most
                                                                                                                  mitzvot are accomplished through motion. There is reward granted for
                                                                                                                  each step taken to perform a mitzvah and, l’havdil, even for the steps
                                                                                                                  taken by Nevuchadnezzar and Eglon. Furthermore, tzaddikim are referred
                                                                                                                  to as those who “go,” as opposed to angels who “stand.” This is because
                                                                                                                  tzaddikim do not cease learning Torah after departing from this world, but
                                                                                                                  continue studying it in the World to Come.

                                                                                                                  Hashem told Avraham, “Arise, walk about the land through its length
                                                                                                                  and breadth!” By walking through the land and enlightening people of
                                                                                                                  Hashem’s Kingship, he would merit offspring who would inherit Eretz
                                                                                                                  Yisrael.

                                                                                                                  A person who labors in Torah and “walks” through its vast expanses will
                                                                                                                  discover novel insights. In the end, he will merit that the Torah will
                                                                                                                  “walk” before him and advocate for him after his death.
                                                                                                                  When Bnei Yisrael halted their journey and “sat” in Shittim, the challenge
                                                                                                                  of Ba’al Peor sprang upon them, which ultimately led them to sin with
                                                                                                                  the women of Midian.
                                                                                                                  The Navi quotes Am Yisrael’s expression of their desire to do teshuvah
                                                                                                                  with the words, “Let us search and examine our ways.” Further on they
                                                                                                                  say, “Renew our days as of old,” referring to the days lovingly recalled by
                                                                                                                  Hashem: “Your following Me into the Wilderness.”


















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