TOM’S TALMUD TISCH:

Series on Hakhel, Part Four

Masechet Sotah, Chap. Seven, Page 41a

The What and Why of the Portions Read at the National Assembly

In the third Episode we continued studying the Mishna that introduced us to a seemingly alien monarch who led the unique Septennial Assembly Reading.

The fourth Episode completes the Mishna; delineating the specific portions of Deuteronomy that must be read aloud by the King, and the blessings he recited at this unique Septennial Assembly Mitzvah.

Scrolling through the Sefer Torah necessitates a departure from standard procedure. Discover why these readings were selected and why was it important to read the verses in staggered fashion!

This is the fourth Episode in our unique Hakhel mini- series.