Parashat Ki Tetze is read this week of August 20, 2023 and on the Biblical calendar, it is Elul 9, on Shabbat. In Ki Tetze is containted the highest # of mitzvot out of all 54 Torah parshiyot of the whole entire year! There are 74 Mitzvot. Some of the highlights are the Shtei Nashim, rules for two wives, The Ben Sorer, the stubborn/rebellious son, the hanging of a man on a tree, and the prohibition of taking him down before nightfall...and many other mitzvot. Including, and this is an interesting one, the bird's nest which is considered one of the lightest, or least of all the commandments or mitzvot. This is a direct quote or connection to Matthew 5:17-20, one of the most pivotal and foundational passages in all of the Gospels and Epistles. Ki Tetze spans from Devarim 21:10 to 25:19. This and much more on this week's episode! Please send any comments or questions or bright ideas to FootstepsOfTheMessiah@gmail.com. Shalom, Shalom! This episode is for the birds!