Ki Tetze – Deductive Reasoning
Ki Tetze has an extraordinary number of Mitzvot in the Parsha, more than any other single Parsha in the Torah. Reading through it, one cannot help but see a reflection of Torah values expressed...
Monthly Archive: August 2013
Shoftim – Will The Real Judge Please Stand Up
Parshat Shoftim addresses at length the importance of justice and our duty to see that it is carried out in absolute fairness and honesty. From the beginning of the portion the Torah emphasizes...
Re’eh (2) – To Give Or Not To Give
The Torah, in its discussion of our attitude toward giving charity, reports that poor people will never cease to be present among us. (Deuteronomy 15:11) A few verses earlier, in the context of loaning...