Where There Is the Shechinah, There Is Blessing

All of this is built on the yesod that the reason a person lacks berachah is because he lacks the Presence of the Shechinah. For where there is the Shechinah, there is berachah. In the times of the Beis HaMikdash, the Yidden sat “each under his grapevine and each under his fig tree.” For when the Shechinah is present, there is blessing in all facets: People are able to attain Torah, and there is success all around. The parashah of והיה שמוע עם assures us that when a person adheres to the mitzvos of Hashem, he will automatically have material goodness. If a person lacks shefah, it is a sign that he is lacking השכינה השראת.