Ki Tavo 5770

The Set Table – Ki Tavo 5770

Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8
Isaiah 60:1–22
1 Corinthians 15:1–11

What does this week’s parasha tell us about the relationship of the Jewish people’s responsibility to the Torah and their life in the Land of Israel?
Haim Ben-Haim

Ki Tavo is an important parasha centered on the People of Israel taking on the . . . → Read More: Ki Tavo 5770

Ki Tetze 5770

The Set Table – Ki Tetze 5770

Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19
Isaiah 54:1–10
John 21:1–25

What do the regulations in Parashat Ki Tetze reveal about God’s character?
Scott Nassau

This week’s sidra, Ki Tetze (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), is a conglomeration of various criminal, civil, and family laws. While reading these regulations from within an enlightened, twenty-first century context may . . . → Read More: Ki Tetze 5770

Shofetim 5770

The Set Table – Shofetim 5770

Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9
Isaiah 51:12–52:12
Luke 24:33–49

This week’s Haftara reading is the fourth in a cycle of seven Haftarot of consolation following Tisha B’Av. In the midst of this week’s vision of comfort for Israel, God, through the prophet, promises, “my people shall learn my name.” What does it . . . → Read More: Shofetim 5770