In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Raphael Polisuk delve into the covenant ceremony at Har Grizim and Har Eval in Parshat Ki Tavo. They explore how this moment of blessings and curses establishes a collective responsibility among the Jewish…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
Zvi is joined this week by Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy, who shares with us her insights into connecting our personal story to the story of the Jewish people, and doing so can give us the gift of gratitude and generosity. …
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
How does the law of bikkurim (sacrifice of the first fruits) relate to the Exodus from Egypt? Why does the blessing from the farmer use the plural tense, and why would a farmer who had never experienced the Exodus need…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
This podcast is sponsored by Jeff and Alissa Hurok in honor of our dear friends and family who have engaged with and enhanced Jeff’s Torah study. Ki Tavo 5781 – Inscribe the Words Today In this podcast, the manner in…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
Parashat Ki Tavo contains the command, found in Devarim 28:9: “And you shall walk in His ways.” The Rambam counts this as one of the 613 mitzvot, and explains that it charges us “to resemble Him according to our capacity.”…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
Satan: Adversary, Tempter, Exposer of Truth In this week’s podcast we will look at the model of reward and punishment as set out in the parashat of Ki Tavo and compare it to the model set out by Satan in…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
When a farmer has worked for an entire season and watches the first fruits from his field ripen, what can he do with these fruits that represent an entire year of labor? The Torah suggests that the fruits be transported…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo, Educator resources, Meaning-making
Chapter 27 describes how the Israelites are to stage a mass gathering, a covenantal ceremony at Mount Eval in Canaan. This ceremony mirrors the covenant of Sinai. Why do we need a second Sinai? Might we all be in need…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers. Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Ki Tavo: Am I…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo, Educator resources, Meaning-making
In this week’s parsha podcast Rabbi Michael Hattin considers a single, cryptic phrase that contains within it the larger themes of Parshat Ki Tavo. Please let us know your comments and thoughts about the podcast, write us to us at…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
There is a special pattern which underlies the beginning of Parshat Ki Tavo – a speech pattern. From the bringing of the first fruits to the speaking of blessings and curses, speech serves to make our inner world come alive…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
One of the first commands given to the nation to observe after crossing the Jordan is the writing of the Torah on a set of stones amidst a ceremony of blessings and curses. What role did these rocks serve? What…
Tanakh, Torah, Devarim (Deuteronomy), Ki Tavo
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