Parshas Eikev for Kids

פרשת עקב

Remember the mon, remember the well, remember that it was not your own strength that brought you here. A parsha about gratitude, and about a land that drinks rain from shamayim.

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What happens in Parshas Eikev

Moshe Rabbeinu reminds the people of the mon that fell every morning, teaching that a person does not live by bread alone but by the word of Hashem. Rashi explains that for forty years their clothing did not wear out and even grew along with the children. Soon they will enter a good land of wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates, and when they eat and are satisfied, they must bless Hashem. From this pasuk we learn the mitzvah of Birkas HaMazon.

Moshe retells how the first luchos were broken after the golden calf and how he went back up the mountain for the second luchos. He asks what Hashem wants of us, only to fear Him, walk in His ways, and love Him. Chazal read the word "mah" as "meah," a hint to saying one hundred brachos every day. The parsha also contains the second paragraph of Shema, about rain coming in its time.

Lessons and middos for children

  • Saying thank you

    After we eat and are full, we bensch. Saying Birkas HaMazon carefully is a way of thanking Hashem for every meal.

  • Humility

    Moshe warned the people not to think their own strength brought them success. We can remember that our talents are gifts from Hashem.

  • Small mitzvos matter

    Rashi says the word Eikev means heel, the mitzvos people might step on as small. We can be careful even with the mitzvos that seem little.

Questions for the Shabbos table

  1. What are the seven special fruits and grains of Eretz Yisrael? Can you name them all?
  2. Why do you think Hashem made the children's clothing grow with them in the midbar?
  3. What is one thing you can thank Hashem for after every meal?
  4. Which small mitzvah could you try to do extra carefully this week?

How your child steps into the story

Your child listens as Moshe Rabbeinu describes the fruits of Eretz Yisrael, and joins a family thanking Hashem together after their meal in the camp. The story ends with the people wondering about the blessing and choice Moshe will set before them in Parshas Re'eh.