We’re still in the book of Devarim / Deuteronomy, so Moshe is giving his last speech. In this week’s parsha, we get the laws of the bikkurim (first ripe fruits), tithes for the Leviim and poor, and details on the blessing/curse from Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival. There is a short outline of blessings for obeying …
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Ki Teitzei: Resources and Ideas
This week’s parsha is all about mitzvot: 74 mitzvot altogether. These include the laws of a beautiful captive, shiluah haken (sending away the mother bird), returning a lost object, who can/cannot marry, the laws of an escaped slave, divorce and marriage, allowing workers to eat on the job, and more. It closes with a command …
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Shoftim: Resources and Ideas
“Justice, justice, you shall pursue.” Moshe dictates, and so institutes a system of judges, investigators, witnesses, and law enforcement. Each generation will be given leaders to follow. We are also given laws about idolatry, sorcery, cities of refuge for inadvertent murderers, and a list of who should stay home from war. We learn about trying …
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