Ki Tavo
כִּי-תָבוֹא
When You Enter [the Land]
Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8
When Is Ki Tavo Read?
/ 20 Elul 5785
/ 16 Elul 5786
/ 16 Elul 5787
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
The Blessings of Home
By: Rabbi Sari Laufer
Our encounter with Parashat Ki Tavo is focused on blessings and curses -- the opportunities and consequences of following or not following God's commandments are laid out in (sometimes gory) detail. But before all the blessings and the curses is an important moment of context setting in the very first verse of the portion.
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