וידוי מעשרות

Shavua Tov-

There is an amazing Pasuk in today’s Parsha connected with the Mitzva of וידוי מעשרות. This refers to a special confession that was made twice in seven years.

It took three years to complete the cycle of separating all of the necessary tithes. This was because, the מעשר עני, the tithing for the poor, was offered in the third and sixth year of the Shmitta cycle. Therefore, this confession was made in the fourth and seventh year. This year, on Pesach, this declaration will be made in commemoration of what was done in the time of the Beit Hamikdash.

The amazing Pasuk has the words, לא עברתי ממצותיך ולא שכחתי, “I have not violated the commandments and I have not forgotten.”

It is incredible that all Jews were able to make such a declaration. How many Jews today are able to stand before Hashem and declare that they have not transgressed any of the commandments and they have not forgotten the Torah.

We can only pray for a return to the days of old when every Jew knew who he was and what his role was in this world.