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Bringing the Captive Home - Ki Tetzeh
Season 5
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
Description
This Sunday
morning’s Breakfast & Class
begins with the opening words of Parashat Ki Tetzeh: “Ki tetze la-milḥamah al oyevecha”
— when we go out to war against our enemies. The Zohar and the Or HaḤaim reveal
that the Torah may also be describing a much more personal battle: the war
against the yetzer hara, and the beautiful captive as our own neshamah.
Elul
is not only about discovering what is wrong with us. It is about rescuing what
is still beautiful within us. In this morning’s class, we follow the verses
step by step and discover how Ki Tetzeh becomes a map for Elul — going out to
battle, taking back what was captured, and finally bringing the neshamah home.