
The opening mitzvah of the sedra is bikkurim, in which we bring our first fruits up to the beis hamikdash and at the same time read out our history about how HaShem ..
Written by daniel fine
In this week’s parsha, Ki Tavo, just before the Jewish people enter the land of Israel, Moshe tells us a long list of blessings that will come to us in the land ..
Written by Tal Segal
In this week’s parsha, Ki Sovo, the passuk (26:16) says Hayom hazeh Hashem Elokecho me’tzavcho…. and Rashi says that this is the mokor for the famous expression ..
Written by Anonymous
There is a sharp contrast between 2 seemingly very similar words; ‘vehaya’ (meaning ‘it will be’) and ‘vayehi’ (meaning ‘it was’) Chazal tell us that ..
Written by d fine
Parshas Ki Savo; Birth Pains The opening of our sedra this week discusses the mitzvah of bringing bikurim (1st fruits) up to the beis hamikdash. Whilst this mitzvah ..
Written by d fine
“It will be when you will go over the Yarden, you will set up these 12 stones at Har Aivol, and you will build a Mizbayach and bring Korbonos and be happy ..
Written by Benjain A Rose
This weeks parsha starts with “ViSamta Bateneh” – “You shall place the Bikkurim in a basket”; the mitzvah of Bikkurim. Chazal tell ..
Written by B ROSE
“It will be when you will go over the Yarden, you will set up these 12 stones at Har Aivol, and you will build a Mizbayach and bring Korbonos and be happy ..
Written by BENJAMIN A ROSE
This weeks Parsha starts with the mitzvah of Bikurim (the obligation to take the first fruits up to Yerushalayim). In Breishis Rabbah it says that it was for Bikkurim ..
Written by Ben First
Bikurim does not strike one as being the most relevant thing to a 21st century jew’s life. After all, we do not have the beis hamikdash at the moment, and as such ..
Written by d fine