Weekly Torah Portion: Ki Teitzei
2,306 views · Published 26 August 2015 · 17:07 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: The Temple Institute · 2015 · Education
Just as G-d's presence fills the world but G-d is not the world, so too, G-d's mercy fills creation but G-d can't be defined by His attribute of mercy. Some commandments, such as shiluach haken - the chasing away of the mother bird before taking her eggs or chicks - are expressions of G-d's mercy. Other commandments, such as the commandment to utterly destroy Amalek, come to show us that mercy alone cannot sustain the world, and that the revelation of G-d's mercy alone cannot define our commitment to perform His commandments. Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) Parashat Ki Teitzei is read on Shabbat: Elul 14, 5775/August 29, 2015 RAISE A RED HEIFER IN ISRAEL! JOIN US NOW! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/raise-a-red-heifer-in-israel#/story Visit us: http://www.templeinstitute.org/ Become a fan on facebook: http://tinyurl.com/nmhhq8 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TempleInstitute More videos available on http://universaltorah.com Weekly Newsletter: http://is.gd/4BUvi 28 YEARS of the TEMPLE INSTITUTE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT: https://www.templeinstitute.org/donate.htm
