July 29, 2010 | Ekev

Ki Tetze

My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) -- Ki Tetze

When is doing nothing a mitzvah? In Parshah KiTetzei among the laws given is this: "When you reap the harvest in your field and overlook a sheaf in the field, do not turn back to get it; it shall go to the stranger, the fatherless and the widow - in order that the Lord your God may bless you in all...

My video divrei Torah on parasha ki tetze by Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQOZj-CC6mQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4uiV3TGiZs

My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Ki Tetzei

Parshah Ki Tetzei concludes with the famous exhortation to blot out the memory of Amalek, a people who historically have done nothing but violence to the Israelites. That's why it's surprising to read compassion for our enemies earlier in the portion: "You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your...

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My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Ekev

"Love, therefore, the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His laws, His rules, and His commandments." (Deut. 11:1) This passage from Parshah Ekev is not unique. It is one of many places we are told to "love" God. But what does that mean? Rabbi Jakob Petuchowski wrote, "Jews study Torah...read more

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The concept of teshuvah, repentance, is a given in traditional Jewish circles: One who sins before God has the inalienable right to repent and to be absolved. Nevertheless, an analysis of the Torah indicates that such a theology might be absent from the text. In this week’s portion, Ekev, Moses...read more

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