Pardes from Jerusalem
Pardes from Jerusalem
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
Ki Tavo: History and Memory – The Declaration of the First Fruits
21 minutes Posted Sep 14, 2022 at 11:36 pm.
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How does the law of bikkurim (sacrifice of the first fruits) relate to the Exodus from Egypt? Why does the blessing from the farmer use the plural tense, and why would a farmer who had never experienced the Exodus need to mention it? What can this parsha reveal to us regarding the Jewish view of history?

Credits: Dr. David Bernstein and Rabbi Michael Hattin – Pardes Faculty