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Ki Tetze revolves around a series of rituals that result in an Israelite’s ability to bring a foreign captive woman into his home. Should he choose in the end to send her away, she is set free.
The Portion of Ki Tetze contains another example of abominable falsification [Devarim 22:7]: “A man’s attire shall not be on a woman, nor may a man wear a woman’s garment because whoever ...
In this week’s Torah portion, Ki Tetze, we read: “Do not pervert the justice due a convert and an orphan, and do not take the garment of a widow wrongly as a pledge for a loan.
Parashat Ki Tetze: What is a Holy War? We see three laws in these verses that are hard to imagine are mentioned in reference to a war camp. ‘HAVING CHOSEN God, the Torah is God’s response to ...
This Week's Torah Portion – Parashat Ki Titze (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) – features a vast number of laws and commandments, including inheritance laws; judicial procedures and penalties for ...
The Torah describes a case of a man married to two women (which was allowed in biblical times). In this case, the man loves one of the wives and hates the other. The hated wife gives birth to a ...
By contrast, a mitzvah is commanded by God, and its purpose may sometimes be difficult to understand. This week’s parsha, Ki Tetze, has 74 mitzvot, more than any other parsha in the Torah.
It is no little wisdom for a man to keep himself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to him, and to turn his heart to God and not to be troubled with man’s judgment. -Thomas ...
Like the seeds of a pomegranate, the parsha this week is overflowing with mitzvot. Ki Tetze has more positive and negative commandments than any other parsha in the Torah.