In this week’s episode, Zvi is joined by Yiscah Smith for a discussion of the mitzvah of “sending away the mother bird,” and how the Talmudic rejection of finding reasons for the commandment became an invitation for Hasidic thinkers to … Read t

Ki Tetze 5781: Remember Amalek

Aug 15th, 2021

Ki Tetze 5781 – Remember AmalekThis parasha presents us with seventy-four mitzvot – the most of any weekly reading. The last lines appear to be a return of a taste of narrative, but they open up for us a … Read the rest The post Ki Tetze 5781

5780 — Ki Tetze: The Mitzvah of the Roof Rail – Guarding Against a Fall

Aug 23rd, 2020 17m 22s

This week’s parasha (Deuteronomy 21:10) introduces us to a Torah command with a seemingly obvious rationale. We will explore the interpretation of the Sefer HaChinuch who sees in this mitzvah a foundation principle: we are subject to laws of na

5779 — Ki Tetze: Cultivating closeness with the Divine through an ongoing private conversation

Sep 8th, 2019 32m 58s

A teaching on the spiritual practice of cultivating closeness with the Divine through integrating Tefilah and Talmud Torah: talking to the Divine in your own unique and authentic way causes the Divine in return to speak to you in an … Read the

An Interactive Parsha Experience – 5779 Ki Tetze: Animal Planet

Sep 8th, 2019 5m 57s

This week’s Interactive Parsha Experience, Ki Tetze, is filled with Torah learning and practical ideas for your family and students. Learn with Aviva Lauer Golbert, Director, Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, as she explores what the parsha s

Ki Tetze: Thoughts on a Rebellious Son, From a Rebellious Son

Aug 21st, 2018 23m 55s

In this week’s parsha on Ki Tetze, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield confronts the challenge of a passage in the Torah that at first glance seems incredibly difficult. Through the lens of the Talmudic Sages and Medieval Commentaries, Rabbi Hirschfield expl

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