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 | | |  | Elul 11, 5772 · August 29, 2012 | General Overview:
| This week's reading, Ki Teitzei, contains 74 commandments, more mitzvot than any other Torah portion. Some of the commandments discussed: the law of the rebellious son, the obligation to bury the dead without undue delay, the requirement to return a found object, the prohibition against causing pain to any living creature, the prohibition against prostitution, the laws of marriage and divorce, the procedure of the Levirate marriage, and the obligation to eradicate the memory of Amalek. |
 | By Lazer Gurkow |  |
|  | | THE PARSHAH | | | Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19
The law of the beautiful captive and the rebellious son, the hybrid garment and the falsely accused spouse, the hungry employee and a dead brother's wife, how to get married and when to get divorced—and sixty-six other mitzvot.
|  |  | | COLUMNISTS | | | I've been reading the biblical story where Miriam speaks ill about her brother Moses, and her punishment seems completely disproportionate to her "crime."
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By Rochel Holzkenner | | | | FEATURED VIDEO | | | A Taste of Text—Ki Teitzei
Set up guardrails to carefully control and temper your ego. By Chana Weisberg | | | | | Practical Parshah - Ki Teitzei
The detailed laws of returning a lost object to its rightful owner. By Mendel Kaplan | | | | | Ki Teitzei Parshah Report
When Roy takes a summer vacation, Itche and Jono are left without a set. A mysterious sign is their only company... Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich | | | | FEATURED AUDIO CLASSES | | | A five minute weekly Torah thought based on the teachings of Chassidut. By Berel Bell | | | | | Examining the weekly Torah reading through the lens of contemporary commentary, showing how topical and relevant the parshah's ideas really are. Both mystical and pragmatic, this lesson will elevate your spirit and refine your view of the world around you. By Mendel Kaplan | | | | | |
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