by Shlomo Ressler | Sep 15, 2016 | 5:6-Parshat Ki Tetzei, Devarim / Deuteronomy, Weekly Dvar
There is a Passuk (verse) in Parshat Ki Tetzei that reads “And if you desist from vowing, no sin (fault) will be found with you.” This implies (and confirmed in a Gemara in Nedarim) that one that does vow will be found at fault, even if he/she fulfills the...
by Shlomo Ressler | Aug 26, 2015 | 5:6-Parshat Ki Tetzei, Devarim / Deuteronomy, Weekly Dvar
At the very end of Parshat Ki Tetzei we encounter one of the more famous commandments, instructing us to remember what Amalek did to us as we left Egypt. While the whole world saw the Jews as untouchable, Amalek decided to kill us by attacking the weak people lagging...
by Shlomo Ressler | Sep 4, 2014 | 5:6-Parshat Ki Tetzei, Devarim / Deuteronomy, Weekly Dvar
There is a Passuk (verse) in Parshat Ki Tetzei that reads “And if you desist from vowing, no sin (fault) will be found with you.” This implies (and confirmed in a Gemara in Nedarim) that one that does vow will be found at fault, even if he/she fulfills the...
by Shlomo Ressler | Sep 2, 2014 | 5:6-Parshat Ki Tetzei, Devarim / Deuteronomy
Aliya Summary: Some commandments discussed in this Aliya: Building a safety fence around a flat roof; the prohibitions against sowing mixtures of seeds, plowing with a mixed pair of animals, or wearing a garment which contains a mixture of wool and linen (shatnez);...
by Shlomo Ressler | Sep 1, 2014 | 5:6-Parshat Ki Tetzei, Devarim / Deuteronomy
Aliya Summary: Commandments discussed in this Aliya: Speedy burial of the deceased, returning a lost object to its owner, aiding a neighbor when his animal has fallen because of its burden, the prohibition against cross-dressing, and the obligation to send away a...
by Shlomo Ressler | Aug 31, 2014 | 5:6-Parshat Ki Tetzei, Devarim / Deuteronomy
General Overview: This week’s reading, Ki Teitzei, contains 74 commandments, more mitzvot than any other Torah portion. Some of the commandments discussed: the law of the rebellious son, the obligation to bury the dead without undue delay, the requirement to...
