Ki Teitzei
כִּי-תֵצֵא
When You Go Out (to Battle)
When Is Ki Teitzei Read?
/ 13 Elul 5781
/ 14 Elul 5782
/ 9 Elul 5783
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)
Ten Minutes of Torah: Ki Teitzei Commentary
Seeing Ourselves in Torah
By: Rabbi Max Chaiken
Just after the opening number of the 1992 animated Disney classic Aladdin, its title character sings “One Jump Ahead,” a catchy tune that introduces us to the young “street rat” and his sidekick, Abu, after they’ve stolen a loaf of bread. Though we wouldn’t ordinarily condone theft, we feel some...
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