Ki Tavo
The parsha presents us with a striking, almost theatrical image. The twelve tribes were divided in two, with half standing on one mountain and the other half on a neighbouring mountain. The Levites faced the one half and proclaimed the list of blessings and then turned to the other side and proclaimed the curses. Following this dramatic ‘ceremony’ we have a list of promises of what will happen if we listen to the word of G-d, and then a slew of horrendous consequences of what may happen if we don’t…
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