The Jewish people are divided, with six tribes representing blessings on one mountain (Gerizim) and the remaining six representing curses on another (Eval) (27:12-13). Why did the people have to be...
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Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
The Jews are instructed that on the day they cross the Jordan river and enter their new land, they are to gather large stones, plaster them, and engrave upon them the entire Torah. These...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
When the farmer finishes tithing his produce for the year, the Torah tells him to disperse the tithes to the Levi’im (Levites), orphans, widows, and poor so that they may claim it. We then declare...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
This week's Parsha introduces the rules of bikkurim, the first fruits that are brought to the Beit Hamikdash (Temple). The ceremony is scripted, including the farmer saying, "I have declared to G-d...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Parshat Ki Tavo describes the blessings that will be bestowed upon those that follow the Torah’s laws and the curses that will befall those that don’t. The Torah lists the acts that would trigger...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Today. It's a powerful word. It is used by doctors to define the exact moment their patients are to stop over-indulging, smoking, and drinking. It is used by account receivables to exact when they...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Of the many sub-topics in Parshat Ki Tavo, one especially noteworthy expression is when the Torah says, "G-d has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear until this day"...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Today. It's a powerful word. It is used by doctors to define the exact moment their patients are to stop over-indulging, smoking, and drinking. It is used by account receivables to exact when they...
Dvar for Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Of the many sub-topics in Parshat Ki Tavo, one especially noteworthy expression is when the Torah says, "G-d has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, and ears to hear until this day"...
Daily Aliya for Ki Tavo, Shvii (7th Aliya)
Aliya Summary: Moshe reminds the Jews of all the miracles which have been their lot from when G‑d took them out of Egypt until that very day. He concludes by saying that it is therefore incumbent...