How Could the Covenant Bind Future Generations Who Were Not Yet Born?
How can the Torah speak of a covenant with those “who are not here with us today” when future generations had not yet been born?
This source-based Torah study examines the question: How can the Torah speak of a covenant with those “who are not here with us today” when future generations had not yet been born? The covenant of Nitzavim opens a deep question about collective identity, intergenerational responsibility and how a people carries commitments through time. It traces the issue through the parasha and the classical discussion without turning the material into an individualized ruling. The canonical review status is preserved for any practical, halakhic, ethical or theological claims.