Ki Tetze (When You Go Out) D’Varim (Deut.) 21:10-25:19

Torah PortionKi Tetze (When You Go Out) D’Varim (Deut.) 21:10-25:19

Haftorah Reading Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 54:1-10

Today we read a Torah portion that contains more commandments than any other portion we will read. One of my questions was, what do you see as the overall theme of this portion? This portion is always read during the month of Elul. During this month we are to be focused on where we are in our relationship with our fellowman. Do we have issues we need to clear up? This subject plays into the overall point of this portion. What did you see as the emphasis of this portion?  It seems to me from beginning to end, this portion speaks about our relationships with other people, even down to the mother bird sitting on her next. It is about relationships and how we are to live in peace and harmony with our world, our neighbors and others. The overriding theme is about a life of kindness and mercy toward others and G-d’s creation.