Parshas Ki Savo for Kids
פרשת כי תבוא
Bikkurim carried up to the Beis HaMikdash in a basket, the brachos and klalos declared on two mountains, and Moshe reminding the people how far they have come.
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What happens in Parshas Ki Savo
When the people settle in Eretz Yisrael, the first fruits to ripen each year will be tied with a string and carried in a basket to the Beis HaMikdash. There the farmer thanks Hashem out loud, telling the whole story of our nation from Yaakov Avinu through Mitzrayim to the good land. Moshe Rabbeinu also commands that the words of the Torah be written on great stones, and Rashi says they were written in seventy languages so every nation could read them.
The parsha describes the brachos for keeping the Torah, and warnings for leaving it, and the Torah asks us to serve Hashem with joy and a glad heart. At the end, Moshe tells the people that today they have become Hashem's nation. Rashi explains that each day the Torah should feel as new and dear to us as if we received it that very day.
Lessons and middos for children
Gratitude for the first
The farmer brought his very first fruits to thank Hashem. We can say a brachah with joy before the first bite of something new.Serving with simcha
The Torah asks us to do mitzvos with a happy heart. We can sing, smile, and enjoy doing a mitzvah.Torah fresh every day
Rashi says the Torah should feel new each day. We can learn something new every day, even one pasuk.
Questions for the Shabbos table
- What did the farmer bring to the Beis HaMikdash, and what did he say there?
- Why do you think the words of the Torah were written on stones in many languages?
- How can we make a mitzvah feel happy and exciting?
- If you planted a fruit tree, how would you feel bringing its very first fruit?
How your child steps into the story
Your child walks beside a farmer family on the road to Yerushalayim, helping carry the basket of bikkurim with the first figs and grapes of the season. The story ends with everyone gathering to stand together before Moshe Rabbeinu in Parshas Nitzavim.