We are up to the eighth and ninth traits of the 13 Attributes of Mercy. The eighth one, Noser Hessed, is God protects or watches over kindness. The ninth is L’Alafim /For 2000 generations. These are two separate traits, although seemingly in one statement, “ God watches kindness for 2000 generations ,” Today we will explain what God watches kindness means . There is a concept called Zechut Avot which means that our forefathers did great deeds, and in the merit of our forefathers, God acts with us in a kind way. It can also mean that person did something good many years ago, and we watch over that good deed. Noser Hessed is to watch over the good deeds of our forefathers , and this trait also applies to how we act with other people. For example, somebody’s grandfather might have done something for me, or for my father or grandfather, and therefore I owe that person. I have to remember that, and act with him in a kind way. Lot’s descendants, Amon and Moav, were held responsible for the fact that they did not greet the Jewish people properly in the desert, because Avraham took care of Lot. Avraham saved Lot. If not for Avraham, they would not have existed. Their great, great, grandfather from a few hundred years before would have been wiped out in Sedom. Therefore they owed us. That’s why we can never marry from Amon or Moav, or we have to wait a certain amount of generations to do so. These nations are distanced from us because they did not have Hakarat HaTov to somebody for what their grandfather did for them. I like to use the example of a great man in the Syrian community, Mr. Isaac Shalom. He started Magen David Yeshiva, about 75 years ago, and it was the first Yeshiva in the Syrian community. Before that. People went to public school, followed by something called K’Tav, which was like an after school program. But until he started Magen David, there was no official Yeshiva with a rabbi, all day in a Yeshiva setting. My father was from the second graduating class. His older brother didn't have that opportunity. My father did, and that obviously impacted him, whom he married and impacted his whole life. So if I meet one of Isaac Shalom’s grandchildren and they need a favor, or anything, I have to say, “ If not for his grandfather, I might not be where I not. If not for him. I wouldn't be where I am today. I have to take care of this man .” That's the trait of Noser Hessed. Or maybe a person helped you in school 40 years ago. I know somebody that invites a certain fellow to all of his affairs. The guy is not in his social circles, but when this man was in high school, people used to bully him, and this guy stuck up for him. This guy protected him and he never forgot it. So even though he's a very successful man and this other fellow is not in the same social circles or even in the same community, he never forgot that he took care of him when he came to the school as a new student, a newcomer. That's Noser Hessed. The more we act with Noser Hessed, the more God does the same. When we remember what people did for us years ago, or what their fathers did for ours years ago, that invokes this trait of God towards us. And therefore, it's important.