Khi Tiq’tsor

Shebat 06, 5779 – Jan. 11/12, 2019
כִּי תִקְצֹר
“Khi Tiq’tsor”
“When you reap”
“Cuando siegues”
D’barim (Deut.) 24:19 – 25:19
Psalm 136:1-26
Ashlam.: Hos 10:12 – 11:4 + 10-11
N.C.: Mark 15:40-41; Lk. 23:49; James 4:7-10

Summary of the Torah Seder – ‎ D’barim (Deut.) 24:19 – 25:19
• Generosity to the Landless – Deut. 24:19-22
• Excessive Punishment – Deut. 25:1-3
• Kindness to Animals – Deut. 25:4
• Levirate Marriage – Deut. 25:5-10
• Flagrant Immodesty – Deut. 25:11-12
• Honest Weights and Measures – Deut. 25:13-16
• Remembering Amalek – Deut. 25:17-19

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. In Shemot 2:4 we read: ”And his sister (Miriam) stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.” And in Mark 15:39, we read: “Now there were also (some) women watching from a distance, among whom were Miriam Migdalah, and Miriam the mother of Ya’aqov the younger and Yosi, and Shlomit.” For what purpose were these three women “watching from a distance”?
3. In your opinion what is the prophetic statement for this week?