Parshat Ki Teitzei: Sustainable Living and Animal Rights in the Torah

 

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Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19:9 

A mitzvah is a commandment, and this week's parsha is chock full of them - 70 mitzvahs all told! Jeremy Benstein is an Israeli environmental leader who is our guide into Ki Teitzei this week. Join him, some cats, dogs, oxen, donkeys and more than a few birds to hear what the Torah has to say about preventing the suffering of animals.

Is it acceptable for animals to suffer if there is an overriding human benefit, (e.g., experiments on animals that further medical science)?


Each week, a different storyteller - some musical, some poetic, some just straight-up, tell the story of the current Torah portion...and then we animate it! For a source sheet and lesson guide for this animated short please visit http://www.g-dcast.com/weekly-parsha/