Questions tagged [ki-tavo]
The weekly Torah portion of Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
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Is there any rabbinic commentary that explains why God commanded Moshe to write all the words of the Torah on stones instead of on animal parchment
Is there any rabbinic commentary that explains why God commanded Moshe to write all the words of the Torah on stones instead of on animal parchment?
Devorim 27 (8). Moshe is commanded:
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Differences in Tochacha (rebuke) between Ki Tavo and Behukotai
As I understand, one of the main differences between the rebuke in parshat Bekhukotai and parshat Ki Tavo is that the earlier one is spoken by G-d and the later one is spoken by Moshe, as is the ...
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Are there certain people that should not be called for the aliyah having the rebuke?
This coming Shabbat, in Bechukotai the 5th aliyah includes a section known as תוכחה (words of "rebuke" if we do not follow G-d's laws.)
Our shul ritual committee discussed who to give the aliyah to, ...
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Difference between וַהֲשִׁיבְךָ and וֶהֱשׁיבְךָ
Bereishit 40:13
בְּע֣וֹד ׀ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים יִשָּׂ֤א פַרְעֹה֙ אֶת־רֹאשֶׁ֔ךָ וַהֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֖ עַל־כַּנֶּ֑ךָ וְנָֽתַתָּ֤ כוֹס־פַּרְעֹה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ כַּמִּשְׁפָּט֙ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֖יתָ ...
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Has the biblical prophecy about God bringing us back to Egypt in ships been fulfilled?
I believe Jewish tradition states that many of the prophecies in Ki Tavo have transpired. Verse 68 says the following:
And the Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships, through the way about ...
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Did the Israelites walk bare foot in the desert, or did they have shoes (comment on Deut. 8:4)?
Deuteronomy 8:4 says
שִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜ לֹ֤א בָֽלְתָה֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְרַגְלְךָ֖ לֹ֣א בָצֵ֑קָה
זֶ֖ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃
Your clothes did not get old upon you, neither did your feet swell,
these forty ...
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For purposes of how a Torah reader reads tochacha, where does it start and end?
Both parshat Bechukotai and parshat Ki Tavo contain "the tochacha", a section of the parsha with curses to befall B'nei Yisrael if they sin really badly. Traditionally, this section is read faster and ...
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Is Esther's comment in Esther 7:4 a reference to one of the curses in Devarim 28:68?
In Esther 7:4, Esther says that had the Jews been sold for slaves and maidservants, she would have been silent.
Devarim 28:68 says that we would be shipped to Egypt, and we would try to sell ...
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Why are Bikkurim and burial different from each other?
In this week's parsha we read about the mitzvah of Bikkurim. The Torah tells us to bring our first fruits of the season to the Beit Hamikdash, and offer it to the Kohanim. We are also told that the ...
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What happened to the stones with the Torah inscribed in seventy languages?
Deuteronomy 27:8 as explained by Rashi says that the Torah was written in seventy languages on stones. What happened to the stones? These would have been big stones. Are there any hints as to where ...
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What does, 'A wandering Aramean was my father' mean in Dt 26:5?
What does, 'A wandering Aramean was my father' mean in Dt 26:5?
Why was this response required to be made before the LORD?
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Who translated the Torah into each of the 70 languages?
In Devarim 27:8, the Torah says to "write all the words of the Torah explained well" (- "Ba'aer Hetev".
Rash"i, citing Sotah 35b, says that this was translated into 70 ...
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What is the difference between the following words referring to commandments?
What is the difference between the following words?
Commandments
Law
Testimonies
Precepts
Judgements
Statutes
Ordinances
Deut 26:16 - 19 reads
16: This day, the Lord, ...
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Onkelos, Anthropomorphism, and The Exodus
Onkelos the Convert is said by the Talmud to be the author of the official aramaic translation of the Pentateuch. Rashi and Maimonides understand Onkelos as having a tendency to interpret physical ...
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Why does the Haggadah interpret ביד חזקה as referring to דבר?
Why does the Haggadah interpret ביד חזקה (strong hand) as referring to the plague of דבר (pestilence)? Why don’t the other plagues demonstrate a strong hand?
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