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If Ever HaYarden has full halakhic status as Eretz Yisrael, why do we say Moshe never entered the Land? The shiur develops a yesod that there are two dimensions to Eretz Yisrael: national inheritance through Shem (both sides of Jordan) and unique spiritual connection through Brit Milah (western side only). Moshe entered our national homeland but never experienced the transformative spiritual consciousness that defines true entry into the Land.
This shiur addresses a fundamental question: if Ever HaYarden (east of the Jordan River) has all the halakhic status of Eretz Yisrael, why do we say that Moshe Rabbeinu never entered the Land? Through careful analysis of Rashi (רש"י)'s commentary and various Talmudic sources, Rav Zweig reveals that there are two distinct dimensions to our connection to Eretz Yisrael. The first dimension stems from our status as descendants of Shem. When Noach divided the world after the flood, Eretz Yisrael was allocated to Shem's portion. The Canaanites illegitimately conquered it from Shem's descendants, but we, as Shem's legitimate heirs, have the right to reclaim it as our national homeland. This right was formalized in the Brit Bein HaBesarim when Avrohom was seventy years old, establishing our claim to ten lands including areas east of the Jordan.
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