Parashah Ki Tavo-Dvarim 26
Date: Sep 20th, 2008 11:39:45 pm - Subscribe
Mood: Torah Nation
9/20/08- HaShabbat
By Aminadav Ben Avraham Hinton
I had the joyful opportunity to teach this parashah twice today at our services and at Petah Tikvah Fellowship where me and my wife attend and now i wish to share it with you:
Torah: Deut -Dvarim 26.1-29
Hatorah: Isaiah 60- Yeshayah 60.1-22
V'hayah ki tavo el-haretz asher adonai eloheycha notei l'cha
When you have entered the land that Adonai your Hashem is giving you
In parashat Ki Tavo Hashem made his third brit(Covenant) with the Bnai Yisrael-Children of Israel=You have affirmed the day that Adonai is your Hashem(G-d) That you will walk in -ALL- his ways, That you will observe his Torah and commandments and that you will obey him.
There are five terms to say the parashah title: 1 Ki Tavo 2. Ki Tabo 3. Ki Thabo 4. Ki Savo 5. Ki Thavo
Ki Tavo means: When you enter
Ki Thabo: Sephardic
Ki savo means: If you will listen
Ki Thavo means: Honor due to Hashem
Ki Tavo is the 50th weekly Torah portion,
We hear Moshe instructing the people of Yisrael, When you enter the land Hashem is giving to you as your Eternal Heritage and you settle it and cultivate it, bring the first fruits(Bikkurim)The farmer/Owner would mark the first fruit to ripen by tying a piece of papyrus seed around it- Only the seven species mentioned in Dvarim 8.8 could be used which were fig trees-pomegranates-olive oil-honey-vines
The first fruits could only be brought to the Bayith-Temple- after Shavuoth- The Feast of First Fruits- Ex 23.16/ Num 28.26 A food basket called Tene was used to carry the fruits,
The basket was made of peeled willow twigs the main law established that the first fruits must be brought in a vessel, the blessings and curses in the primary focus of ki tavo proclaims by the Lviims-Levis- once Yisrael crossed Yordan entering Kna'an(Canaan) It is described a ceremony that is to take place on the neighboring mountains of Gerizim and Ebal- Gerizim is to the left of ebal near Nablus= ancient Shechem.
The people would erect a stone monument on Mount Ebal, inscribed on it was the entire Torah and then bring offerings- Then the tribes of Shim'own(Simeon) Leviy, Yhuwdah, Yissakar, Yosef, Benyamin are to assemble on Mount Gerizim to hear the blessings, while the tribes of Dan, Naphtali, Ruwbeniy(Reuben) Gad, Asher and Zebulun are to assemble on Mount Ebal to hear the curses-
There curses begin in Parashah Re'eh Dvarim 11:26- The Kohanim and the elders of the Levites are to stand in the valley between the two mountains and loudly proclaim the blessings and the curses- Blessings for those who observe the commandments and curses for those who did not. The tribes would publicly acknowledge the judgment and consequences by Tshuah- shouting
Twelve curses were screamed on Mount Ebal and equal number shouted for blessings on Mount Gerizim these curses were labels of Transgressions performed secretly or in private by those who appear to be qodesh(Holy)
A Rabbi Shlomo Riskins states:
The blessings and curses apply to all human beings nor just the Israelites- Cursed is the Goyim who scorns his/her parents- Trespass the boundary of his neighbor, deceived people, pervert the judgment of a Jew or Ger, Orphan or Widow or involved in premarital sexual immorality.
There are 12 curses and 12 blessings in all which correspond to the 12 tribes- The first forbid making any graven image, One of the central themes in Judaism is Sechar V'onesh- reward and punishment- This means mankind is culpable for his deeds and misdeeds. A significant portion of the Sidrah deals with Tochachah- admonition in it,, The Torah vividly delineates true horrendous catastrophes to be fall Yisrael- But should they defy the word of Hashem and fail to fulfill their responsibilities in observing Mitzvahs- The reward for Mitzvahs is given to declare Sechar Mitzvahs- The reward of a Mitzvahs is the Mitzvahs itself- Avos 4.2- What reveals Mitzvahs is the concept Dveykus b'Hashem-Closeness to Hashem the very act of obeying Mitzvah is the course whereby man forges a timeless relationship with Hashem, conversely every sin or transgression causes the opposite impact, It draws the person away from Hashem- So one should never attempt to evaluate and weigh up the relative importance of Mitzvahs based upon their perceived level of reward- Insofar as both function to successfully bring mankind closer to Hashem-Who wants his people closer to him, The jew truly has no way of knowing the exact reward within each Mitzvahs, Wheather it is classified as easy compared to harder- They must perform borth with the same vigilance and zeal
Torah a day keeps ignorance away
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