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Ki Tavo 5770
The Set Table – Ki Tavo 5770
Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8
Isaiah 60:1–22
1 Corinthians 15:1–11
What does this week’s parasha tell us about the relationship of the Jewish people’s responsibility to the Torah and their life in the Land of Israel?
Haim Ben-Haim
Ki Tavo is an important parasha centered on the People of Israel taking on the . . . → Read More: Ki Tavo 5770
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Ki Tetze 5770
The Set Table – Ki Tetze 5770
Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19
Isaiah 54:1–10
John 21:1–25
What do the regulations in Parashat Ki Tetze reveal about God’s character?
Scott Nassau
This week’s sidra, Ki Tetze (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19), is a conglomeration of various criminal, civil, and family laws. While reading these regulations from within an enlightened, twenty-first century context may . . . → Read More: Ki Tetze 5770
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Shofetim 5770
The Set Table – Shofetim 5770
Deuteronomy 16:18–21:9
Isaiah 51:12–52:12
Luke 24:33–49
This week’s Haftara reading is the fourth in a cycle of seven Haftarot of consolation following Tisha B’Av. In the midst of this week’s vision of comfort for Israel, God, through the prophet, promises, “my people shall learn my name.” What does it . . . → Read More: Shofetim 5770
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Re’eh 5770
The Set Table – Re’eh 5770
Deuteronomy 11:26–16:17
Isaiah 54:11–55:5
Luke 24:13–32
What is (are) the Jewish people commanded to “see” in this parasha?
Benjamin Ehrenfeld
See, this day I set before you blessing and curse: blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I enjoin upon you this day; and curse, if . . . → Read More: Re’eh 5770
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Eqev 5770
The Set Table Eqev 5770
Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25
Isaiah 49:14–51:3
John 20:19–29
What is the relationship between the Land of Israel and the practice of blessing in our parasha?
Haim Ben-Haim
Parashat Eqev is one which takes the children of Israel from a place of receiving the commandments in the previous portion in Va’etchannan to an expectancy of . . . → Read More: Eqev 5770
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Va’etchannan 5770
The Set Table Va’etchannan 5770
Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11
Isaiah 40:1–26
John 20:1–18
What can we learn from the centrality of the verb shin-mem-ayin in this week’s parasha?
Benjamin Ehrenfeld
This week’s parasha is a source for many liturgical texts within the Jewish tradition such as Ve’ahavta (Deuteronomy 6:5–9), Ki HaShem Hu HaEloqim (Deuteronomy 4:39) from the Alenu, and . . . → Read More: Va’etchannan 5770
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Devarim 5770
The Set Table – Devarim 5770
Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22
Isaiah 1:1–27
John 19:17–41
What is the connection between Shabbat Chazon and Tisha b’Av?
Haim Ben-Haim
This shabbat, we start a new book of the Chumash, Devarim “the words” or, according to the sages, “the warnings” of Moses to the children of Israel. The Shabbat before Tisha . . . → Read More: Devarim 5770
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Mattot-Mas’ei 5770
The Set Table – Mattot-Masei 5770
Numbers 30:2–36:13
Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4 (Ashkenazim)
Jeremiah 2:4–28; 4:1–4:2 (Sephardim)
John 18:28–19:16
In Numbers 30:2–17, Moses relays to the people instructions regarding the taking of vows. Under which circumstances does the Torah allow for vows to be annulled? Under which conditions do our sages permit the taking and annulment of vows? In light of Yeshua’s . . . → Read More: Mattot-Mas’ei 5770
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Pinchas 5770
The Set Table – Pinchas 5770
Numbers 25:10–30:1
Jeremiah 1:1–2:3
John 18:1–27
What can we learn in Parashat Pinchas about being a leader and standing up for the LORD?
Julie David
In this week’s parasha, we learn about Pinchas, Moses’ great-nephew, who witnessed immorality in the form of going against God’s law. Such immorality had begun to run rampant throughout the Israelite . . . → Read More: Pinchas 5770
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Balaq 5770
The Set Table Balaq 5770
Numbers 22:2–25:9
Micah 5:6–6:8
John 17:1–26
Bilaam blessed Israel three times. What was different about the third time?
Joshua Tallent
The story of Bilaam and his quest to curse Israel is an intriguing account of God’s interaction with humankind. Bilaam does his level best to get God’s permission to . . . → Read More: Balaq 5770
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