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KI TAVO 5759

PARSHA SUMMARY
Ki Tavo

The Parsha begins with Moses relating to the Children of Israel, that when they come to the land that G-d is giving them, they shall take the first fruit of the ground, and bring it to the priest, at the place where G-d will choose. (LNS)

ADVANCED STUDY
First Fruits

Our Parsha contains a description of the ceremony of offering the first-fruits of the land of Israel, and gives the prayer that was to be recited by each person as he made his offering. One peculiarity of this prayer, is the way it singles out two miracles in particular—Jacob’s deliverance from Laban and the Exodus from Egypt. Why were these and only these to be mentioned?


INSIGHT
Growth Through Sacrifice

There are two approaches to the performance of a mitzvah: one may do with minimal effort and involvement, barely enough to fulfill the obligation; or one may do so with a sense of love and dedication. In this second way, one is fully immersed in the mitzvah to keep it with one's most precious possessions.

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