Parashat Ki Tetze (When you go out)
This
section contains several rules not necessarily related one to the other.
Towards
the end of the parasha, there is a paragraph that became a mitzvah, Zachor. We
are commanded to remember what Amalek did to us when we left Egypt, when
they attacked the Israelites from the back.
Before
that, we are also reminded (with the same verb, Zachor) that we had been slaves
in Egypt and, therefore, need to treat strangers nicely.
Also
before that, we are told to remember what happened to Miriam in the desert when
she got sick with leprosy.
Three
sad episodes that happened to the people of Israel. Our memories sometimes are
very selective and we may easily forget or remember things that happened long
ago.
At
this time of the year, it is important to remember what we easily forget, and
to forget (and forgive) what still hurts and disturbs.
In memory
of my beloved mother and teacher Miriam Rachel bat Israel Itzchak Z"L
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