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When Is Ki Teitzei Read?
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Summary
- Moses reviews a wide variety of laws regarding family, animals, and property. (21:10–22:12)
- Various civil and criminal laws are delineated, including those regarding sexual relationships, interaction with non-Israelites, loans, vows, and divorce. (22:13–24:5)
- Laws of commerce pertaining to loans, fair wages, and proper weights and measures are given. (24:10–25:16)
- The parashah concludes with the commandment to remember for all time the most heinous act committed against the Israelites—Amalek’s killing of the old, weak, and infirm after the Israelites left Egypt. (25:17–19)
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By: Rabbi Sari Laufer
Ki Teitzei seems, at first glance, to be a hodgepodge of laws which often touch on very painful topics. We see laws about captive women, unloved second wives, strict gender norms, and more. Ki Teitzei is not a pleasant read, especially for the modern reader.
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