Ki Tavo

כִּי-תָבוֹא
When You Enter [the Land]

Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8

When Is Ki Tavo Read?

/ 18 Elul 5784
/ 20 Elul 5785
/ 16 Elul 5786

Summary

  • The Israelites are instructed to express their gratitude to God for their bountiful harvests and freedom from slavery by tithing ten percent of their crops for the Levite, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow. (26)
  • The people are told to display on large stones God's commandments for all to see. (27:1-8)
  • The Levites are to proclaim curses upon those who violate God's commandments. (27:15-26)
  • The Israelites are told that if they obey God's mitzvot faithfully, they will receive every blessing imaginable. They are also told that if they do not fulfill their brit with God, many curses will descend upon them. (28:1-69)
  • Moses reminds the Israelites of the miracles they witnessed in the wilderness and commands them to observe the terms of the covenant so that they may succeed in all that they undertake. (29:1-8)

Ten Minutes of Torah: Ki Tavo Commentary

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The Blessings of New Beginnings

By: Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

Each year, my family and I sign up for a farm share (where a portion of a farm's produce is purchased up front, before it is grown each season, in exchange for boxes of seasonal produce throughout the farming season) in our local community.

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