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following . This is the end of our Torah. And this section deals not with KI TAVO the present, meaning the successful settling of the Land. It gazes into the future; the dis- tant future, the future that follows a long ALIYA-BY-ALIYA and successful sojourn in the Land. SEDRA SUMMARY 1st aliya ( 26:1-11) When settled in the Land, bring your Reuven first as an offering. When Tradburks offered declare the following: My forefa- Director of thers descended to Egypt, were enslaved, RCA Israel Region called out and You redeemed them with a Our Parsha begins the conclusion of our strong arm, bringing them to this Land of Torah. The book of Devarim consists of milk and honey. And I am acknowledging Moshe’s long speech at the end of his life. that I have benefitted from all that, rejoic- His speech is crafted beautifully, a mag- ing in all the good I have been given. num opus of past, present and future. He This of , of , is began with a review of our history, includ- a rich one. But besides its own beauty, lies ing successes and failures and their lessons its significance in the narrative of Devarim. in the impending settling of the land. He In bikkurim, the successful farmer gives a then outlined what a Jewish society shall full throated expression of how fortunate look like; 170 mitzvot including ethical he is to be where he is. He stands on the monotheism in all its color, nation build- shoulders of our history. Egypt, redemp- ing of judiciary, legislature and executive tion, the Land and now little me, enjoying and the high ethical calling in the life of the a bounty in the Land. That is a beautiful individuals. Parshat Ki Tavo has but 6 mitz- mitzvah of gratitude and appreciation. But vot. It is the beginning of the conclusion of it is also foreshadowing. Know, my people, Moshe’s charge to the people. It is followed Moshe is saying, know that this is the way by 4 very short parshiot, which combined you should live. Appreciative, aware, a would be a long parsha. Meaning, we are sense of history, placing G-d at the core of barely a parsha length from the end of the your success. And rejoicing, having simcha. This is a foreshadow to the horrible לעילוי נשמת Moshe will outline should this ideal not be In loving memory of realized. Here is the way it should be. And .could be פרידה בת ישראל דוד ושיינדל אסתר ז"ל

Frieda Schorer z"l 2nd aliya (26:12-15) In the 3rd year, declare that all have been כ"ג אלול - on her 4th yahrzeit Schorer, Shames, Apelbaum, Finkelman families given: I have given the holy tithes

6 TORAH TIDBITS 1434 / KI TAVO but you could possibly do them. For when discussing how to continue to operate the as well as those to the Levi and the needy. it comes to communications from G-d, you Zula when the teenagers aren’t always איזהו חכם? הרואה את הנולד I have done all that I have been commanded are unique, irreplaceable, sui generis, one interested in compiling with corona to do. Gaze down from Your holy place in “ItW ho issounded wise? He who fo tooresees tgoodhe future. פרקי wearingאבות ב',ט'of a kind. guidelines, such as not properly the heavens and bless us in this Land flow- to be true – a superb sea-view their masks. Due to Corona, the Zula is Thising withexchange milk and presents honey. a fundamental apartment in Anglo-populated operating outside its usual location on principle of the Torah: that G-d speaks Ashkelon for only 15% down The tithes include gifts to the Kohanim and Yaffo Street since we cannot be inside. to Moshe in a way that He does not, nor Leviim; communal support of religious The– cold is actually in Yerushalayim a reality was.” frigid, and will He in the future ever do again with leaders. And it also encompasses a legis- my hands remained in my pockets while anyone else. When Moshe says that people said another happy client lated type of welfare state. Maaser sheni I shuffled my body to try and stay warm. come to him seeking G-d, what he means produce floods creating inexpen- Yet,O wan ifewng yo metersur own ap inart mfrontent do eofs nmeot ju sourt allo Zulaw is: I have access to G-d. He speaks to me. Ashkelon ’ new sea-view project sive , a safety net for the needy. And in counselorsyou freedom were, but o ffstrummingers monetary s atheirvings, aguitarsnd (Speaking to G-d isn’t the trick; the trick is Faan binucrleoausse 4in, y5o uar nindv e6st mroenotm va slueea. -view the 3rd year, 10% to the poor themselves. In andAn gsittinglo-popu lacalmlyted, sunn yas A shtheykelon listenedis the answ etor! the when He answers back.) Similarly, when apartments...20% down...selling fast these first 2 very short aliyot, these 2 mitz- youthBIt’es svte rlunburdenoy cafafotirodanb loe p– pfthemselves.romsi t$e5 t0h0e,0 0M0 aw riTheyithn aju,s ta an were1d5% Moshe says that he teaches G-d’s , what down payment, mortgages available as well as bank vot encapsule Jewish living as it ought to seeingcguloasrae n tttheeoe ss. hRuepotentialnlsta al inndco mthe e o invfte nr theseyin b eexcset s sbkids oefa 3c. 5h%eand.s. he means is that G-d communicates those be. Monotheism, centrality of His place in watering them with acceptance and love to him and to no one else. 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Monuments, stone, permanence. The Torah shall be permanent in life in the Land. Note the people Moshe enlists here: first, the elders join him in commanding the people. Then, the Kohanim and the Leviim. The encouragement of the people comes from all levels of leadership.

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OU ISRAEL CENTER 9 one of the longest in the entire Torah. In is painful, and leaves us with a terrible feel- this, Moshe moves well beyond the present. ing of dissatisfaction and dread. He has been preoccupied, understandably, 7th aliya (29:1-8) Moshe called the with what is necessary to build the Jew- people and spoke: You say all the ish nation successfully. He has described wonders of Egypt, but it has taken what we can anticipate in life in the Land; to this day to understand its meaning. He it’s challenges, like idol worship, and its guided you, defeated nations, giving you glory. Now, he peers into the distant future. their lands. So keep this covenant, to live There will be a time of exile. I know, we insightfully. haven’t even entered the Land, but there will be a time when we will lose this Land. This deceiving short aliya has a surpris- We will lack gratitude, lack allegiance and ing and profound brief statement. “It has be exiled. Our experience in exile will be taken till today to understand our history”. horrible; illness, failure, insecurity, total We shall never allow ourselves to be facile, societal breakdown. And how does it all to be presumptuous, to feel we understand end? Uh, well, it doesn’t. There is no happy history and G-d’s ways. It took those in the ending. We are left ; wandering, desert 40 years to fully appreciate their suffering, decimated.Oh, but that is this history, the dynamic of G-d in their his- parsha. In the most beautiful of parshiot tory. Understanding His ways is no easy of the Torah, Moshe returns to pick up the matter. future next week, the parsha of Teshuva. But the power of the poetry, of ending this HAFTORAH description of the curses with no conclusion YESHAYAHU 60:1-22 afternoon Parsha shiur with Rabbi Chanoch Yeres at 5:00pm in the This week’s haftorah is the sixth of a series back garden of the OU Israel Center of seven “Haftarot of Consolation.” These

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“V’Samachta Bechol Hatov Asher Natan Lecha Hashem Elokecha” (26:11) “And you shall rejoice in every good thing that Hashem has given you” The Pasuk tells us of becoming happy from the good things that G-d gives us. Why doesn’t the Pasuk just say it in a concise fashion, that we will be happy from all the good that we receive? Obviously, all comes from G-d, why must we emphasize it? Rabbi Shlomo Rabinovitz (the Tifferet Shlomo the Admor of Radumsk 1803-1866) shares with us the reason. If a man receives a large gift from a king, he rejoices not just the value of the gift but also the fact that it came from the king himself. The main joy is reflected on who gave it. So too, our Pasuk says that “you will rejoice in every good thing” not only because they are good but because HASHEM is the giver. Shabbat Shalom

10 TORAH TIDBITS 1434 / KI TAVO seven haftarot commence on the Shabbat following Tisha b’Av and continue until .

In exhilarating terms the navi describes e ce is lik a work what will unfold during the Redemption. r fa of u ar Beginning with the resurrection of the dead Yo t and the ingathering of the exiles, continu- ing with the joy and abundance the Jewish people will then experience. The navi also spotlights the gifts that will be brought to G‑d from all of the nations of the world. It deserves a beautiful frame

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50th of the 54 sedras; 7th of the 11 in D'varim Written on 233 lines (rank: 13th) 21 Parshiyot; 5 open (P), 16 closed (S) 122 p'sukim - rank: 17 (2nd in D'varim) 1747 words - rank: 16 (2nd in D'varim) 6811 letters - rank: 15 (4th in D'varim) P'sukim are longer than average for the Torah, but short for D'varim

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6 of the 613; 3 pos. and 3 prohibitions

Mazal tov to Yehudah & Yaffa Brochin and family on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Avrom Hillel Rubin and on the birth of a new grandson in Far Rockaway, NY Mazal Tov to the parents Moshe & Chava Rubin

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