August 27, 2025 / 5 Menachem-Av, 5785 • Shofetim
Issue 887
Dedicated in loving memory of Mrs. Miriam Friedman

Moses instructed the people to honor their priests, taking care to give them their allotments from their produce and flocks. Priests and Levites were not given land-inheritances to work as farms or vineyards, in order that they be free to function as spiritual officiants and teachers.

Parenthood

He will have no inheritance among his brothers; G-d is his inheritance, as He spoke concerning him. 

Deuteronomy 18:2


In a spiritual sense, the special status of the Levites as well as the special Divine care promised to them are attainable by every one of us.

This is particularly true of children. Children are cared for by their parents, who, as G-d’s agents, provide for all their needs and shelter them from all the worries and distractions that accompany the ongoing pursuit of livelihood. As such, they, like the Levites, are uniquely suited to devoting their entire lives to G-d and G-dly pursuits, such as the study of the Torah, sincere and innocent prayer, and being trained in the performance of G-d’s commandments.

Children who are raised in this way will indeed be blessed by G-d’s special care and concern.

It is therefore both the responsibility and privilege of us, as parents, to provide our children with a childhood filled with the wholesome optimism and idealism that comes from being properly educated in G-d’s wisdom and ways.

— Daily Wisdom 3