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Dvar Torah Parshat ki Tavo 5771 2011

When the farmer brought the first fruit to the Bet Hamikdash he was given a prescribed statement he must recite. What is surprising is that soon after the farmer started his recitation the Kohen interrupts him and takes the basket of fruit from him. Why the interruption in the middle of the farmer’s presentation? When [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Tavo 5770 2010

When the farmer brought his first fruit to the Bet Hamikdash he recounted our ancient history. One of the things he said is: VAYARE’U OTANU HAMITZRIM, “The Egyptians dealt badly with us…” (Deut. 26,6) This means, of course, that the Egyptians mistreated us. The more correct grammatical expression would be VAYARE’U LANU, “they treated us [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Tavo 2009 5769

Moshe gives a vivid description of a ceremony that was to take place as soon as the Israelites crossed into the Holy Land. The tribes were to be divided into two groups. One was to stand on Har Grizim for the blessings of our people and the other on Har Eval for the curses that [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Ki Tavo 2008 5768 דבר תורה פרשת כי תבא

In predicting the evil that will befall the Jewish people if they do not adhere to the Torah Moshe, among other things, says: VAHAYITA MEMASHESH BATZAHORAYIM KA’ASHER YEMASHESH HA’IVER BAHAFELLAH, “And you will grope at noon as the blind gropes in the dark…”.(Deut. 28,29) Rabbi Yosi said: All my days I have been bothered by [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Ki Tavo 2007 – 5767 דבר תורה כי תבוא

The farmer is instructed to bring the first fruits of his fields to the Bet Hamikdash and give them as an offering to Hashem. At the time he offers them he is to recite an entire passage in which he relates the history of the Jews and the travails Yaakov had when he lived with [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Ki Tavo 7

We read of all the tragic occurrences that will befall the Jewish people if they will abandon the Torah. This segment of the Portion is known as the TOCHACHA or “warnings”. One particular passage stands out. The Torah says that as a result of the wrong action of the people they will be exiled from [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Ki Tavo 6

The farmer had to bring his first fruits, known as BIKURIM, to the Bet Hamikdash. Rabbi Simcha Bunim asked how we can fulfill this Mitzvah even today when we have no Bet Hamikdash. He answers that today we have to offer our first hour in the morning to Hashem. What does that imply? It means [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Ki Tavo 5

The Parsha starts with the words: “ And it shall be when you come into the land that Hashem your God is giving you…” The Hebrew word for “giving” is NOTEN, which is in the present tense. Logically, the word should have been NATAN, in the past tense. The implication is that Hashem keeps giving [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Ki Tavo 4

It is human nature that when someone does you a favor as time goes on you forget about the kindness and tend to ignore the good deed. That is where we get the expression, “What have you done for me lately.” The Torah is aware of this unfortunate trait of humans and, therefore, it takes [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Ki Tavo 2

Towards the end of this portion we read what is known as the TOCHACHA or Admonitions. This describes the terrible misfortunes that will befall our people if we abandon the Torah. Unfortunately, these horrible predictions have come true to our people one time or another during the stretch of our history. The TOCHACHA section, however, [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Ki Tavo

The farmer is told to bring his first fruits [26;2] to the Mikdash and recite a certain passage found in the beginning of this week’s Sidra. He says, among other things, [26;3] HIGADETY HAYOM, ( I declare today). The word today always comes to add something. In the Sidra later [27;9] Moshe says: Pay attention [ READ MORE ]

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