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  Kisavo

  7 years ago

  In exchange for what would Rav Shach have given all of his life achievements for?

  “And all of these curses will come upon you…because you did not serve Hashem your G-d with with joy and goodness of the heart” (28:45-47)  Such is the great ..

  Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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• Kisavo

  8 months ago

  Ki Tavo

  “Moshe commanded the people on that day, saying”( Deuteronomy 27,11) The Chida points out that the acrostic of this verse spells the Hebrew word “me’ahava”, ..

  Written by Anonymous
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  Kisavo

  6 years ago

  The Gratitude Attitude

  That you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you will bring from your land. . . And you shall call out and say before Hashem, your God, ..

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  Kisavo

  7 years ago

  How can we keep EVERY mitzvah?

  Cursed is he who will not uphold the words of this Torah — to perform them; and all the People will say Amen (27:26) According to the simple understanding of this ..

  Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
• Kisavo

  7 years ago

  First`s Fruits

  This weeks Parsha starts with the mitzvah of Bikurim (the obligation to take the first fruits up to Yerushalayim). In Breishis Rabbah it says that it was for Bikkurim ..

  Written by Ben First
• Kisavo

  7 years ago

  I can’t believe it’s not Bikurim

  Bikurim does not strike one as being the most relevant thing to a 21st century jew’s life. After all, we do not have the beis hamikdash at the moment, and as such ..

  Written by d fine
• Kisavo

  7 years ago

  Ki Savo

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  Written by Anonymous
• Kisavo

  7 years ago

  Physical reward?

  Every time reward (and punishment) appears in the Torah, they are always stated in physical form. For example, if we are good then the Torah promises rain in its correct ..

  Written by d fine
• Kisavo

  7 years ago

  Crying when it matters

  The pasuk (26:7) reports our crying out to HaShem during the slavery in Egypt. However, the pasuk does not say that HaShem heard our prayers, but rather ‘HaShem ..

  Written by d fine
• Kisavo

  7 years ago

  Parshas Ki Savo- VIDUY FOR BIKURIM… to scream or not to scream….

  The pasuk at the beginning of the parsha of bikurim says וענית ואמרת (Hebrew- very cool, right?) “And you will anwser and say”. Rashi comments ..

  Written by Yaakov Lasson