ki tavo Archives – Jewish Journal

When Temptation Bids Me Waver — A poem for Parsha Nitzavim

Rick Lupert September 2, 2021

Oooh you make me live — A poem for Parsha Ki Tavo

Rick Lupert August 26, 2021

The Secret History of the Fruit in Your Bowl – A poem for parsha Ki Tavo

Rick Lupert September 19, 2019

I Need a Camel Like I Need an Umbrella – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Tavo by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert August 30, 2018

I Need a Camel Like I Need an Umbrella – A Poem for Haftarah Ki Tavo by Rick Lupert

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7 Haiku for Parsha Ki Tavo (in which God and the Jewish people ‘make it official’) by Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert September 8, 2017

7 Haiku for Parsha Ki Tavo (in which God and the Jewish people ‘make it official’) by Rick Lupert

Torah portion: The secret to happiness

Eli Fink September 2, 2015

We all want to be happy. Yet, happiness is elusive, and even defining happiness is a challenge.

Feed a person manna from heaven, and he wants quail. Give him the Torah, give him a Promised Land, lead him through battle without a defeat – and he wants to turn back at the first intimation of challenge and risk.

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Abby Gilad September 22, 2005

A Reason to Obey

This Shabbat we read the portion of Ki Tavo. In it, Moses tells the Israelites that if they obey all the commandments, they will be blessed with good food, good weather and a good life. But if they disobey the commandments, they will be cursed with misfortune.