Ekev - 2021

Chevre, this week’s parsha is עֵקֶב (Ekev). There is a section in this week’s parsha where it talks about the good things about the land of Israel that the Bnei Israel will come to posses. One of the key phrases is that HaShem is always watching it. There are Midrashim that every land has an Angel that watches over it, but in Israel, we have the eyes of HaShem. So just as every data center has some form of monitoring, the monitoring used in AWS Regions is the best of the best. In the parsha all that is asked for is that we follow the word of HaShem, in AWS we get the benefits of this advanced watchfulness as part of the standard usage of AWS services. And finally, if we follow the ordinances of HaShem, then no man can stand against us. And in AWS, if we follow best practices, then no outage can take down our workload. May we all learn how to improve our resilience and enjoy the parental watchfulness of living in the land. Shabbat Shalom.