Ki Tavo Archives - Dr Israel Drazin

11 09, 2014

Strange ideas of Nachmanides

By Israel Drazin|2014-09-11T23:46:38-07:00September 11th, 2014|Thoughts|

Strange ideas of Nachmanides His notion concerning the Sanctity of Israel[1] The biblical portion Ki Tavo, Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8, mentions laws that Israelites were expected to observe when they entered Canaan, later called Israel. This affords us an opportunity to discuss the sanctity of the land of Israel. Many [...]

17 08, 2013

KI TAVO – Beyond the text

By Israel Drazin|2013-08-17T23:23:49-07:00August 17th, 2013|Thoughts|

By Israel Drazin The following is a brief version of an excerpt from “Beyond the Bible Text” by Rabbi Dr. Stanley Wagner and me that will be published in September 2013. We usually put three articles for each biblical portion, generally discussing thought-provoking subjects that people will not find elsewhere. (Chapters 26:1–29:8) [...]