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article to a friend  Ki Seitzei  By Rabbi Aron Tendler  Father
Knows Best!  "Do they trust Hashem? Do they believe that He
truly knows what is best for them? Do they trust Him enough to
set aside their own questions and concerns and subjugate their
free will to His commandments?" These were the concerns that
plagued Moshe Rabbeinu in his final days with his beloved
children, the Bnai Yisroel.  As we prepare for the Yom Hadin -
Day of Judgment - Rosh Hashanah, we must ask ourselves the same
questions. Are we prepared to fully trust G-d? Do we truly
believe that in the end adhering to His commandments will
benefit our families, our people, the entire world, and
ultimately, ourselves?  In 23:4-7 Moshe stated the prohibition
against an Ammonite or Moabite marrying into the Jewish nation.
The Torah explains that their actions a few months earlier in
refusing the Jews simple hospitality and in conspiring with the
evil Billam to destroy them was so reprehe