Maghen Abraham - Thoughts From Mayer Sasson

"Thus says G-d – what iniquity have your fathers found… that they have gone far from me and have walked after vanity and are becoming themselves worthless" (Yirmiyahu 2,5)

 Distancing

 On the verse in the Haftara on Shabbat - "Thus says G-d – what iniquity have your fathers found in Me that they have gone far from me" - our Sages ob'm have explained how serious it is distancing from G-d; we must know that when the Children of Israel go against G-d and G-d forbid, do sins and bad deeds, they separate their connection and strong cleaving to G-d.

Therefore, it is very important to go in His ways and cleave to Him, for He gives us power and life, as it says, "And you who remained firm with G-d are alive, every one of you this day."

 We can understand the significance of the connection and cleaving of Israel to their Father in Heaven from the words Yisrael and Elokim that join together and can be written from up to down.

ישר- א-ל

א-ל- הים

 May we merit to cleave to Him forever, Amen!

 SHABBAT SHALOM!!