What changes when we choose to truly notice the people around us? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Aviva Lauer explore Parshat Ki Tetze and what everyday mitzvot can teach us about how we treat others. Through the mother bird…
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Do our moral obligations change when we go to war? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explore Parshat Ki Teitzei and its surprising focus on the ethics of war. From the command to remember Amalek to…
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In this week’s episode, Zvi is joined by Yiscah Smith for a discussion of the mitzvah of “sending away the mother bird,” and how the Talmudic rejection of finding reasons for the commandment became an invitation for Hasidic thinkers to…
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Ki Tetze 5781 – Remember Amalek This parasha presents us with seventy-four mitzvot – the most of any weekly reading. The last lines appear to be a return of a taste of narrative, but they open up for us a…
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This week’s parasha (Deuteronomy 21:10) introduces us to a Torah command with a seemingly obvious rationale. We will explore the interpretation of the Sefer HaChinuch who sees in this mitzvah a foundation principle: we are subject to laws of nature…
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A teaching on the spiritual practice of cultivating closeness with the Divine through integrating Tefilah and Talmud Torah: talking to the Divine in your own unique and authentic way causes the Divine in return to speak to you in an…
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In this week’s parsha on Ki Tetze, Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield confronts the challenge of a passage in the Torah that at first glance seems incredibly difficult. Through the lens of the Talmudic Sages and Medieval Commentaries, Rabbi Hirschfield explores the difficulty and…
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One of the striking features of Parashat Ki Tetze is its concern for ethics within every sphere of social interaction. I would like to focus on one fascinating and lesser known Halakha: When you enter another man’s vineyard, you may…
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The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers. Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Ki-Tetze: Why do Mitzvot?
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In this week’s parsha podcast, Rabbi Alex Israel discusses the laws of returning lost objects (Det 22:1-4), and how the Torah seeks to turn enemies into friends. Please consider giving to our 24-hour fundraising campaign and help us raise $200,000.…
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Parshat Ki Tetze contains 74 mitzvot, but one, in particular, the “bird’s nest,” becomes the trigger for a fascinating discussion as to the validity and legitimacy of exploring the meaning of the mitzvot. In this week’s Pardes from Jerusalem podcast,…
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Rabbi David Levin-Kruss examines the mitzvah to shoo away the mother bird before taking its eggs. The mitzvah leads to further issues: do animals have feelings? And why do bad things happen to good people? Please let us know your…
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