Parsha Key Taytzay: A Torah of War

We are coming down to the wire and the Torah portions are fast and furious.  This week we read from the parsha (Torah portion) called Key taytzay which means when you go out.  Our parsha starts out talking about what happens when we go out to war and find a beautiful woman among the captives.  This leads into a bit regarding a man having two wives, one whom he loves and the other he hates, and if the hated wife’s … Continue reading

Parsha Key Taytzay: Nearing the End

Hello everyone, I hope you-all are doing well. We are into the home stretch of the torah cycle, and like a marathon, it is grueling. Let’s see what we are dealing with before we try to make some sense of it. This week’s parsha (Torah portion) picks up almost from where the previous parsha left off:  with war.  We start with the question of what to do when we capture women.  From there we talk about a couple of issues … Continue reading