Khi Tetse LaMilchamah

Tebet 14, 5779 – Dec. 23/24, 2018
כִּי-תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה
“Khi Tetse LaMilchamah”
“When you go out to battle”
“Cuando salgas a la guerra”
D’barim (Deut.) 21:10 – 22:7

Psalm 129:8 – 131:3
Ashlam.: Is 2:4-7 + 12-17

N.C.: Mark 15:16-21
Lk. 23:26-32;
James 3:7-11

Summary of the Torah Seder – ‎ D’barim (Deut.) 21:10 – 22:7

• Marriage with a Captive of War – Deuteronomy 21:10-14
• The Right of the First-Born – Deuteronomy 21:15-17
• A Disobedient Son – Deuteronomy 21:18-21
• The Exposed Corpse of a Criminal – Deuteronomy 21:22-23
• Restoring Lost Property – Deuteronomy 22:1-3
• Assisting To Lift Fallen Beasts – Deuteronomy 22:4
• Distinction of Sex in Apparel – Deuteronomy 22:5-7

 Questions for Understanding and Reflection

1. From all the readings for this week, which verse, or verses touched your heart and fired your imagination?
2. Why is the Bet HaMikdash female and what is the significance of this fact? Note that the “Esnoga” is also female.
3. The Beit HaMikdash is the residence of the Shekinah.
4. Messiah, Esnoga, Beit HaMikdash (G-d’s house)
5. The feminine aspect is always in subjection
6. How does one tame his/her own tongue?
7. Transformation of Person, i.e. elevation
8. having a confession
9. In Deut. 21:12-23 we read “12. then you will take her into your house and let her cut off the hair of her head, pare her nails, 13. and put off the dress of her captivity, and, dipping herself, become a proselyte in your house, and weep on account of the idols of the house of her father and mother. And you will wait three months to know whether she be with child; and afterwards you may go to her, endow her, and make her your wife.”
10. What is the purpose of all these rituals when marrying a captive woman?
11. take her into your house, Bring her under your subjection.
12. Hair, Sefard women have short hair
13. Hair is considered as a form of beauty
14. Pair her nails
15. elevation of service
16. Spirit in the nails (tumah – unclean)
17. Weep for her idols because she was not
18. Why this week we read in Mordechai: “And they put purple (a robe) on him” What is the significance of this purple robe?
19. The Purple Robe is a symbol of royalty. The Romans cannot/will not worship a Jewish Messiah.
20. In your opinion what is the prophetic statement for this week?
21. Messiah and Blaspheme
22. Messiah vs Christos