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<strong>Ki Seitzi: In Gods Hands

Rashi at the end of this weeks Parsha explains that the mitzva of remembering what Amalek did to us is placed right after the the issur of cheating in business, to teach us that this type of dishonesty will be punished by enemies attacking us.

However, Rashi parshas Beshalach writes that Amalek attacked Bnei Yisroel because they said היש ה׳ בקרבנו, questioning if Hashem was really with them. Which one was it?

R’ Moshe explains that in truth, these are not two different issues. One who thinks that they can get ahead in this world by dishonesty is actually denying that Hashem controls the world. One who believes that Hashem is with us and controls everything knows that only Hashem decides how much money he will end up with – he has no incentive to lie.

לע״נ דוד חיים בן ישראל דוב הכהן
לע״נ ר׳ חיים דוב בן ר׳ בןציון שלום