This week's parashah is Ki Tavo – כִּי־תָבוֹא ("When you come"), D'varim/Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8, which opens by describing the ceremony of the first fruit offering (bikkurim) and the declaration made upon the completion of tithing. It concludes with a detailed description of blessings that follow obedience to God’s laws and curses that come with their desecration. We'll read & discuss the parashah Continue Reading »