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  • Ki Tavo: How do some people justify antisemitism?

    Transcript How do some people justify antisemitism? In Parshat Ki Tavo, we are told how in ancient times farmers would come to the Temple. They would bring their bikkurim, their
  • Ki Tavo: The Legacy of HM The Queen

      Transcript: Our souls live forever.  There is a hint to this at the commencement of Parshat Ki Tavo. There the Torah gives us the mitzvah of bikkurim – of
  • Ki Tavo: How we perform good deeds makes all the difference

    Transcript In Parshat Ki Tavo, we are told how a farmer would bring his bikkurim, his first fruits, to the temple. There he would make a declaration (Devarim 26:10): “V’atah
  • D’var Torah: Ki Tavo

    Why are stones so important in our tradition? In Chumash, we find numerous examples of the significance of stones. One is in Parshat Ki Tavo. The Israelites were just about
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Ki Tavo

    Invite everyone to the simcha… Here are two ways to create happiness! Parashat Ki Tavo commences with the mitzvah of ‘bikkurim’  the bringing of the first fruits in Temple times.
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Ki Tavo

    In this week’s D’var Torah for Ki Tavo, the Chief Rabbi explains that we need to be sensitive enough to spot when vulnerable people need our help. What is the
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Ki Tavo

    In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi highlights that there is a punishment for not being happy! There is a punishment for not being happy. It’s in this
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Ki Tavo

    In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi explains that we are often forced by others into situations which we are neither comfortable with, nor desire. At this special
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Vayelech

    In this week’s D’var Torah for Vayelech, the Chief Rabbi describes the key features of great leadership. What are the ingredients of great leadership? This is what Moshe had on