Twice Warned
The two extended warnings for breaking the covenant reflect the changing relationship between the people of Israel and God as well as the two different exiles.
By Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.
The Tokhackah, G-d's stern warning to the Jewish people of what will befall them should they stray from His commands, appears twice in the Torah, first in Parashat B'hukotai and again in this week's parashah.
This follows the ruling of the prophet Ezra, "that they read the curses in Torat Kohanim (Leviticus) before Atzeret (Shavuot) and the ones in Mishneh Torah (Deuteronomy) before Rosh Hashanah."
The link between the Tokhakhah and Shavuot--the anniversary of our acceptance of the Torah--is readily understandable. But what accounts for the connection between this week's Tokhakhah and the start of the New Year?
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