Welcome to the short, practical Lelamed Weekly Dvar. Please stay safe and healthy, and Gmar Tov. _______________________________________________ Moshe’s final song begins with the famous proclamation that “when I call out Hashem’s name, ascribe greatness to our G-d” (32:3). Is it only proper to ascribe greatness to G-d when mentioning His name? Wouldn’t every moment be appropriate to consider G-d’s greatness? Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetsky explains that it is not that greatness is only assigned when G-d’s name is declared, but that the mention of G-d should inspire contemplating His greatness. This can be achieved by regularly considering the source of all the good that we have in our lives, leading to a natural association of our gifts with their source. Being thankful for what we have leads to happiness, and being mindful of the source of those gifts leads to gratitude. By studying and examining the Torah, not only can we learn its laws, but we can also extract the beauty behind them, such that they sound like music, to us and to those we convey them to. _______________________________________________ Quotation of the week: "The more you are in a state of gratitude, the more you will attract things to be grateful for."