This poem of praise glorifies Hashem by teaching about the mercy and compassion has in store for all in the House of Jacob who will repent and turn back to Him.

Be'er Sheva, when translated, means "well of sevens" or "well of oath." just as Abraham offered up 7 ewe lambs and Hashem offered up the ram in place of Isaac, so Be'er Sheva gives us hope in the future of promised eternal peace of Hashem. Like the groves planted by Abraham in Be'er Sheva, those who abide in Hashem and keep His mitzvot will blossom forth an abundance of good fruits of righteousness.

In Part 1 of this commentary, we learned that the last letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Beit, which Hashem created, is the letter Tav. We learned that according to orthodox Judaism, the Tav represents the “lowest point in Hashem’s creation.” And we also learned that the Tav was first pictured as an X, or a scepter. When I was in Israel in 2023, I was told that the tav looked like a cross, much like the one used to kill a Jewish brother. Even this misguided thought points to salvati

The first act of creation was for Hashem to create His Aleph-Beit, which allowed Him to speak & therefore create all. From the first letter, aleph, to the last letter, tav, Hashem created the promises of shalom and salvation before He even spoke them into creation.

Animal sacrifices along with the light and life of Torah-abiding that distinguishes Hashem’s people from the rest of the world. In creation terms, that means the mirrored light of Hashem (day 4) and the animal sacrifices (day 5) separate the firstfruits (day 3) from the general population (day 6).