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Bikkurim: The Historical Significance Of The First Fruits Offering
Parshat Ki Tavo introduces to the topic of bikkurim, the first fruits brought to the temple. In this video, Rabbi Fohrman brings up some oddities in the text and asks why the Torah would paint such a confusing picture, and what are these mysterious silences? Watch the next video to find out!
Rabbi David Fohrman
Founder and Lead Scholar
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