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7 years ago
A CURSE HAS MORE EFFECT ON KLAL YISROEL
“It will be when you will go over the Yarden, you will set up these 12 stones at Har Aivol, and you will build a Mizbayach and bring Korbonos and be happy ..
Written by Benjain A Rose
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7 years ago
Ki Savo; birth pains
Parshas Ki Savo; Birth Pains The opening of our sedra this week discusses the mitzvah of bringing bikurim (1st fruits) up to the beis hamikdash. Whilst this mitzvah ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
‘vehaya’ vs ‘vayehi’ (sweet short vort)
There is a sharp contrast between 2 seemingly very similar words; ‘vehaya’ (meaning ‘it will be’) and ‘vayehi’ (meaning ‘it was’) Chazal tell us that ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
A Short Vort for Sheva Brachos in Ki Savo
In this week’s parsha, Ki Sovo, the passuk (26:16) says Hayom hazeh Hashem Elokecho me’tzavcho…. and Rashi says that this is the mokor for the famous expression ..
Written by Anonymous
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7 years ago
Unbreakable Bonds
In this week’s parsha, Ki Tavo, just before the Jewish people enter the land of Israel, Moshe tells us a long list of blessings that will come to us in the land ..
Written by Tal Segal
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7 years ago
A bit of thought
The opening mitzvah of the sedra is bikkurim, in which we bring our first fruits up to the beis hamikdash and at the same time read out our history about how HaShem ..
Written by daniel fine
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7 years ago
New – hot off the press!
The pasuk (26;16) says ‘This day, HaShem your G-D is commanding you to perform these commandments…’ Rashi comments on the use of the word ‘this ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Two extremes
Our sedra is one for those with ‘moodswings!’ It opens with the simcha-filled bikkurim; ‘and you shall rejoice at all the good that HaShem has given to you… ..
Written by d fine
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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
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7 years ago
The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy: Invoking Divine Favour
Following Hashem’s promise not to destroy the Jewish people, after the sin of the Golden Calf, Moshe requested that Hashem make known to him the qualities ..
Written by Rabbi Zev Leff
