we wear pants that are too short, in case Noah’s flood comes again, despite the occasional rainbow reminder. It’s a fear we’ve taken so seriously you’ll find hundreds of results on Amazon if you ...

This gritty parshah that I once found hard to hear exposes the true power of our living, breathing Torah and helps us prepare for the real nature of the coming Yamim Noraim. Growing up as a liberal ...

Thoughts on Torah Portion Ki Teitzei 2023, adapted from previous versions. Last week, my Shabbat thought on Torah portion Shoftim focused on the shadow of the law. By this term, I meant that in ...

Parashat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19) begins with the words: “When you go out to war against your enemies…” (Deut. 21:10). On the surface, the Torah is speaking about physical battle. But ...

The weekly Torah portion Ki Teitzei contains the largest number of commandments in the Torah – 72. The second-to-last commandment in the portion is especially unusual for the level of detail the Torah ...