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BY RAKEL BERENBAUM PORTION FROM Contributor, Torah Tidbits THE PORTION is for all generations, why repeat the word Today “today” that seems to be a word that is lim- ited to just one certain day? hen reading through the This can be answered by looking closely portion one notices that at the verses in the chapter of Tehilim that WMoshe uses the word we now recite every day at the end of dav- “Today – Hayom” numerous times in his ening –” L’David Hashem Ori” (Tehilim 27) speech. I found 11 times – see how many “One thing I ask of God, only this do I seek you can find. The first time we encounter …. Shivti Bveit Hashem kol yemei chayai-to the word it is in relation to what the farmer live in the House of the Lord… U’lvaker recites when he brings his first fruits of Bhechalo- and visit His Temple” But it the seven species to the Beit Hamikdash seems like King David is contradicting “Today I am affirming…that I have come himself – first he asks to be able to reside to the land…” ( 26:3). in God’s house for the rest of his life Shivti, What is interesting is that in next week’s and then he says, he wants to lvaker –visit portion of Netzavim we also find the word each day. Which is Hayom repeated – starting from the first It seems that David is asking for two verse of the portion where God renews the things. He wants to be able to remain in covenant both with those standing there the Beit Hamikdash all the time, but with “today” as well as for those not standing the energy and excitement of one who is there “today” ( 29:9-13). 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