"HaKodosh Boruch Hu gave all mitzvos to bnei Yisroel publicly except for the mitzvah of Shabbos. . . If so, why should non-Jews be punished for [keeping] it? -- They were told of Shabbos but not of its reward" (Beitzah 16a).

Part II

In the first part, HaRav Toledano explained that the parshias at the end of sefer Devorim, including the tochecho of Ki Sovo and the strong words of Nitzovim-Vayeilech, which are often read before Rosh Hashanah (like this year) are preparation for the yomim noraim and should stimulate us to teshuvah.

"The hidden things are unto Hashem our G-d, and the revealed ones are for us and our children forever after." Rashi explains: "And if you ask: What can we do if You punish the community for the [sinful] thoughts of an individual? [The answer is that] I will only punish you for the revealed things, and if no judgment was passed on them, the community will see to it.

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