Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parashat Ki Tavo GOD WILL OPEN FOR YOU HIS GOODLY TREASURIES, THE HEAVENS, BY GIVING THE RAIN OF YOUR LAND IN ITS SET-TIME, AND BY BLESSING ALL THE DOINGS OF YOUR HAND; YOU WILL LEND TO MANY NATIONS, BUT YOU YOURSELF WILL NOT HAVE TO TAKE A LOAN. (Devarim 28:12)   The Blessing Is Dependent upon Mutual Responsibility Between People And what is the meaning of "I shall be that which I shall be?" Just as you are with me, so am I with you. If they...

Shabbat Shalom The weekly parsha commentary – parshat (link to original page) Parshat Ki Tavo  “God will make you the head and not the tail, you will be only top, you will not be bottom – if you hearken to the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today, by taking care and by observing them.”                                                                                              (Devarim 28:13)   THE BLESSING IS CONTINGENT UPON OUR MORAL STANDARDS “And to set you most high above all the nations…” – Said Rabbi Levi, “What is this “elyon” ?  It is like this...