Ki Tavo

Embark on a journey of Jewish learning and discovery, exploring the depth of our Ki Tavo resources, where tagged items including audio, programs, and podcast episodes await your exploration.

Ki Tavo: Thank you

Rabbi Jay Kelman

We are meant to observe mitzvot without fanfare, to do so because it is the right thing to do. Mitzvot are cheapened when they are used to display one’s religiosity or for any other personal benefit. Many an action that in theory is most…
Article
Sep 20, 2024

Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Ki Tavo)

Dr. Rebecca Winter Gottlieb

Audio
Sep 19, 2024

Ki Tavo: In the Garden of Eden

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss the connection between Adam, Eve, and the farmers in Israel.
Podcast
Sep 19, 2024

Ki-Tavo: The Joy of Gratitude

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Why does misfortune befall the Jewish people? While there is no simple answer – or perhaps no answer at all - to this complex problem of theodicy, the Torah offers a fascinating and perhaps startling insight into a cause of our misfortune. The Torah…
Article
Sep 1, 2023

Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Ki Tavo)

Becky Friedman

Audio
Aug 31, 2023

Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Ki Tavo)

Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom

Audio
Sep 15, 2022

Ki Tavo: Year-End Readings

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Observance of religious precepts is not an all-or-nothing proposition. Just because one is neglectful in one area of practice, Shabbat for example, does not mean that observance of a different area, such as kashrut, is hypocritical. Just because one…
Article
Aug 27, 2021

Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Ki Tavo)

Rabbi Sam Berkovitz

Audio
Aug 26, 2021

Ki Tavo: Language Barriers

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Those of us living in Canada are especially sensitive to the importance of language to the fabric of a country. The language that one speaks is, more often than not, indicative of cultural norms and attitudes. It is thus no surprise that on many an…
Article
Sep 4, 2020

Ki Tavo: Speak Up

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the key aspects of our being created in the Divine image is the gift of speech. As the world was created with ten Divine utterances (Avot 5:1), our tzelem elokim, divine image, allows us to create, or G-d forbid, destroy, many little…
Article
Sep 20, 2019