Questions tagged [ki-tavo]
The weekly Torah portion of Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
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The second Brit - Parashat Ki Tavo - three set of stones? (Rashi)
I am little confused trying to understand a Rashi. To Devarim 27:2, Rashi explains that there are three "memorial stones" of this ratification of the Brit between Israel and G-d. I don't see ...
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Declaration of First-Fruits
When a person offers the bikkurim for the first time of that year, they come to the Kohen of those days and declare to him the declaration of Deuteronomy 26:3:
ובאת אל־הכהן אשר יהיה בימים ההם ואמרת ...
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Who is the Stranger that rises above?
In the list of curses that could befall the Jewish nation, Deuteronomy 28:43 reads:
The stranger who is among you will arise above you, higher and higher, while you will descend lower and lower.
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Prostration during offerings?
While the first-fruits were being offered, it is stated in Deuteronomy 26:10 that after the declaration of the person offering, they would "prostrate themselves before Hashem."
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When did God select Israel?
In Parsha Ki Tavo, Deuteronomy 26:17-18 reads:
(17) You have selected the Lord this day, to be your God, and to walk in His ways, and to observe His statutes, His commandments and His ordinances, and ...
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why do we lein both rishon and sheini of ki savo on monday/thursday/shabbos mincha?
i would assume it is to be able to link the parshios of bikurim and vidui maaser due to their similarities, but would like to see a source inside for it. thanks!
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Question about klala in parshas Ki Tavo
I have a question about one of the klalot in parshah Ki Tavo, which makes this chilling prediction:
The Lord will bring upon you a nation from afar, from the end of the
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Has HKBH promised an increase in wealth to one who does Torah?
I was reading the blessings and curses in parshat Ki Savo and came away with the impression that the blessing is on the things that we already have, our lot, rather than being an increase in what we ...
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Gifts to the poor: why only in the 3rd and 6th year?
The Torah teaches us the foundation of tithes: which tithe during which year. In Devarim 14:28-29, it states, concerning the "gifts to the poor":
At the end of three years thou shalt bring ...
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Why are 2 Shevatim missing a Vav
In Devarim 27:12-13
אֵ֠לֶּה יַֽעַמְד֞וּ לְבָרֵ֤ךְ אֶת־הָעָם֙ עַל־הַ֣ר גְּרִזִ֔ים בְּעׇבְרְכֶ֖ם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן שִׁמְעוֹן֙ וְלֵוִ֣י וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְיִשָּׂשכָ֖ר וְיוֹסֵ֥ף וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃
וְאֵ֛לֶּה ...
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Where in the Torah is the "ascending order of importance" derived?
Where in the Torah is the "ascending order of importance" derived, as used by the Temple Institute in describing the basket of firstfruits?
They wrote,
[> "The fruits were arranged ...
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Who used the "Special seven tiered baskets" that "were employed to display the firstfruits"?
The Temple Institute wrote,
"Likewise, pilgrims brought the firstfruits from their own fields and
orchards, of the seven fruits of the land of Israel mentioned in
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Source for Quiet Tochacha Leining
The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (78:4) brings the custom of
וְכָל מַה שֶׁקּוֹרֵא בְּקוֹל נָמוּךְ, צָרִיךְ שֶׁיְהֵא עַל כָּל
פָּנִים הַקּוֹל נִשְׁמַע לַצִבּוּר - Anyone who reads [the Tochacha]
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Who is the Aramean and what did he do to Jacob?
A variant of this issue was discussed before, but it does not fully answer my specific question.
-Deut. 26:5 says: אֲרַמִּי אֹבֵד אָבִי.
-It is frequently translated as: "My father was a wandering ...
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Why does G-d carry out all the curses by Himself?
In Parashat Ki Tavo (28:15-on) Moses threatens the Nation with very descriptive curses. It starts from a distance:
'וּבָאוּ עָלֶיךָ כָּל־הַקְּלָלוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְהִשִּׂיגוּךָ׃ אָרוּר אַתָּה וכו
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How G-d can be cursing His sons (and spouse)?
To continue "what-is-the-meaning-of-curses,
Traditionally we compare our relations with Hashem to three types/levels: servants, sons (אם כבנים ואם כעבדים), and spouse (שה"ש).
While I can imagine ...
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In reward-and-punishment system, what is the meaning of curses?
In Sefer Dvorim the Torah does not spare curses for general misbehaving or misbelieving, etc. In my understanding, the Torah presents a clear system of reward and punishment (Rambam's principles) - do ...
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Source for Red Apples?
Rav Yisroel Reisman (Ki Savo 5775) mentions an interesting concept for dipping apples in honey,
The Mechabeir says that a sweet apple is typically red. I have seen
those who wonder of why we use ...
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What is the meaning of "Cursed be..."?
For example: "Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen!"
Do we have any idea what the curse consists of?
There are many ...
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Why is Moshe's version of the tochacha longer than God's?
The version of the tochacha (warnings / "curses") in parshat Ki Tavo are much longer (i.e. occupy almost double as many verses) as the ones in parshat Bechukotai.
I am assuming that nearly all the ...
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Why cannot a convert make certain statements? I feel they are being pushed away at the same time respect is being given to them
It is stated that a convert is in the same regard considered a Jew as a native born. Rashi on Dvarim 26:11 states that a convert cannot recite the declaration כי באתי אל הארץ נשמע ה׳ לאבתינו לתת לנו. ...
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Does the Tokhacha (Leviticus 26:14-41; Deuteronomy 28:15-68) apply to the Holocaust?
Does the curse of the Law (Leviticus 26:14-41 and Deuteronomy 28:15-68) apply in some way to the Shoah/Holocaust? Likewise, the prayer of Daniel in Daniel 9:4-19, in which he does not blame the ...
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Why does מורא גדול and nothing else in the verse refer to גלוי שכינה?
In the Haggadah, we quote the Sifre's exegesis of Deut. 26:8 (in which I've boldfaced quotations from the verse itself):
And God removed us [from Egypt] …
with a strong hand — this refers to the ...
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What are the 49 curses and the 98 curses?
Specifically, I am looking for an official list and breakdown of both sets of curses so I can compare the two. And ideally an existing comparison of both.
I know there are 49 in Vayikra (parsha ...
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Why does the Torah mention the idea of illnesses that are NOT in the Torah?
In enumerating the "curses" that would occur if we do not perform mitzvoth, Devarim 28:61 says:
"גַּם כָּל־חֳלִי וְכָל־מַכָּה אֲשֶׁר לֹא כָתוּב בְּסֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת יַעְלֵם ה' ...
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Why were the curses written and not the blessings?
In the middle of Parshas Ki Savo (Devarim 27:12-26), the Torah details the procedure wherein when Bnai Yisrael enter Eretz Yisrael, they say a parallel series of blessings and curses when standing ...
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How did the Israelites worship without bread and wine for 40 years?
At the end of Parahas Ki Tavo we read that for 40 years the Israelites did not have bread or wine. The seventh aliya says (Devarim 29:5), "You neither ate bread, nor drank new wine or old wine, ...
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Why did Reuven and Zevulun have to stand on Mount Ebal?
During the blessings and curses in parashas Ki Tavo, why were Reuven and Zevulun, in particular, sent to Mount Ebal? (They were the only two tribes descended from Rochel and Leah who were sent to that ...
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Where did the Leviim stand during the Blessings and Curses?
Did the Leviim stand on Mount Gerizim, or between the two mountains--in Shechem--or some of both? (Compare the linked chumash with "The area between the two mountains is enclosed, the Ark is situated ...
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Who pronounced the Curses?
In the blessings and curses in Ki Tavo, who pronounced the curses: the Levi'im, Yeshoshua, or both?
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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,
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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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Bar Mitzvah and reading curses (tochicha)
Should a Bar Mitzvah--who is reading the rest of the parsha-- read the curses (tochicha) in Ki Tavo? I have heard of some traditions that suggest someone else should read it, but I'm beginning to ...
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Where does God want to be worshipped anyway?
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0527.htm#4
And it shall be when ye are passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set
up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou
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What if the Torah Reader for the Curses (Tochacha) is a Kohen or Levi?
It is (at least) the Chabad custom that the Torah Reader takes the Aliya with the curses (tochacha) in Parshat Ki Tavo and Bechukotai. The reader ascends without being called and recites the blessings ...
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"דָּם נָקִי" vs. "דַּם־נָקִי"
Parashas Shof'tim, 19:10:
וְלֹא יִשָּׁפֵךְ דָּם נָקִי בְּקֶרֶב אַרְצְךָ
And 21:8:
וְאַל־תִּתֵּן דָּם נָקִי בְּקֶרֶב עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
And then Ki Savo 27:25:
לְהַכּוֹת נֶפֶשׁ דָּם נָקִי
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Why was the translation considered a tragedy if it was already translated into 70 languages?
I just read in Parashat ki tavo that the Torah was translated into 70 languages and written on giant stones, yet the Talmud says the translation of the Torah to Greek many years later was considered a ...
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