יַעֲקֹב, חֶבֶל נַחֲלָּתוֹ , עַמּוֹ 'כִי ח לֶק ה (He saved all the nations) because of G-d’s portion, His people (hidden among them), Yaacov (and his children) are His inheritance, (for Yaacov’s merits are three-fold, like the strands of a three-fold) rope. (Devarim 32,9)
A story is told of a Gabbai of a shul.
Every Simchas Torah night after the dancing, the return of the Torahs to the Ark and the remaining mess, the Gabbi would close the doors of the shul, and bang on the Bimah to get everyone’s attention.
He would announce it was time to obtain a new Gabbai to take his place and his placing the keys on the Bimah. He does so much unappreciated work, arranging for kiddushes, making everyone happy for aliyos, paying the bills, supervising the cleanup, buying seforim and sidurrim, obtaining meals for the poor members, and even more, the work at least doubled during Tishrei.
And every year, the members of the Shul would respond that he could not left the shul for who would take care of the flock like the Gabbai, who would worry about the physical and spiritual portions of the shul.
And every year, the Gabbai would response that he would accept to continue to do all the work and picked up the keys, on the condition that this was just for one more year.
One year, after the Gabbai banged on the Bimah and made his announcement, one of the young members of the Shul rose up and said OK. He would accept the job and relieve the Gabbi of the burden.
Then, the young man went to the Bimah to pick up the keys, and discovered the key chain was tied to the Gabbai’s pants.
Thus, is it possible to explain the passuk cited above that this is the intent of HaShem. If the Jews do not conduct themselves properly, He would send them away. But in truth, HaShem would never abandon us, since He is tied to us with a rope that would not break.
