In this week’s parshah, Moshe Rabbeinu says, “Re’eh anochi nosen lifneichem hayom brachah u’klalah”—“See, I place before you today a blessing and a curse.” The Midrash notes that this verse can be read quite literally: “Re’eh anochi”—see me! Moshe was telling Klal Yisrael, “Look at who I’ve become
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