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In this episode of The Daily Derech, Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein explores Parshat Ki Tavo, Hilchot Tefillah, and a teaching from Menorat HaMaor about the power of repentance and covenantal relationship.

The Me’am Loez / Parashah section examines the unusual wording of Deuteronomy 26:17, where Israel designates God as its God and God designates Israel as a treasured people. Rashi and the Torah Temimah explain this as a mutual act of selection, highlighting the covenant as a relationship in which both God and Israel are made uniquely special.

The Rambam discusses the essential elements of Pesukei DeZimra, centered on Psalms 145–150 and surrounded by Baruch She’amar and Yishtaba ...