Ki Tavo

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Ki-Tavo: The Joy of Gratitude

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Why does misfortune befall the Jewish people? While there is no simple answer – or perhaps no answer at all - to this complex problem of theodicy, the Torah offers a fascinating and perhaps startling insight into a cause of our misfortune. The Torah…
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Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Ki Tavo)

Becky Friedman

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Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Ki Tavo)

Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom

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Ki Tavo: Year-End Readings

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Observance of religious precepts is not an all-or-nothing proposition. Just because one is neglectful in one area of practice, Shabbat for example, does not mean that observance of a different area, such as kashrut, is hypocritical.…
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Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Ki Tavo)

Rabbi Sam Berkovitz

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Ki Tavo: Language Barriers

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Those of us living in Canada are especially sensitive to the importance of language to the fabric of a country. The language that one speaks is, more often than not, indicative of cultural norms and attitudes. It is thus no surprise that on many an…
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Ki Tavo: Speak Up

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the key aspects of our being created in the Divine image is the gift of speech. As the world was created with ten Divine utterances (Avot 5:1), our tzelem elokim, divine image, allows us to create, or G-d forbid, destroy, many little…
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Ki Tavo: The Presence of G-d

Rabbi Jay Kelman

In the secular world in which we live it can be—and often is—hard to feel the presence of G-d. The Western world has turned religion into a private issue by establishing a wall separating church and state. Undoubtedly, this separation of…
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Ki Tavo: In the Garden of Eden

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"And now, behold, I have brought the first fruits of the land which You have given me" (Devarim 26:10). The Israeli farmer was to express his gratitude for his bounty by bringing his first fruits to the Temple and publicly thanking G-…
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Ki Tavo: To Share or Not to Share

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Parshat Ki Tavo opens with the mitzvot of bikkurim, the farmers’ bringing of his first fruits of the land to the Temple, and viddui maaser, the declaration of this same farmer that all tithes have been properly…
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