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This week’s Torah portion, Ki Teitzei, literally means “when you go out.” I find that opening phrase especially meaningful because it suggests movement. We don’t stay inside. We don’t retreat from ...

Thoughts on Torah Portion Ki Teitzei 2023, adapted from previous versions. Last week, my Shabbat thought on Torah portion Shoftim focused on the shadow of the law. By this term, I meant that in ...

This week’s Torah reading is called Ki Teitzei. It begins with the verse “When you go out to war” and in fact refers the reader back to last week’s parasha, Shoftim, where we learn about the ...

In this Torah portion, Moses delivers specific rules about proper family relationships. He continues with laws involving many aspects of daily living, justice, family responsibility, work and ...

EL CAJON, California — This week’s Torah portion, Ki Teitzei, meaning, “when you go out,” opens with images of battle. The Torah seems to be describing war with external enemies, yet deeper sages ...

Parashat Ki Teitzei contains more mitzvot than any other parashah in the Torah—traditionally counted as seventy-four. Its commandments cover an astonishing range of life: the laws of warfare; the ...