Parasht Ki Tetze
Bs"d The One Who Shames — and the One Who Leads Another to Sin A Thought on Parashat Ki Tetze. (The original was written in Hebrew. AI translation into English) In Parashat Ki Teitzei, the Torah warns against marrying converts from certain nations, because the conduct of those nations caused them to be restricted from entering the Jewish people. Yet there is a striking difference between them. The restriction concerning Egyptians and Edomites lasts only until the third generation, while Ammon and Moab, who caused Israel to sin, are excluded forever. Rashi explains the reason for this distinction (Devarim 23:9): “From here you learn that one who causes another person to sin is worse to him than one who kills him. One who kills him takes his life in this world, while one who causes him to sin removes him from both this world and the World to Come. Therefore, Edom, who confronted them with the sword, was not utterly rejected, nor was Egypt, who drowned them; but those who...