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Considering Mitzvot
As A ‘Commitment’

Parshat Ki Tetze: Deuteronomy 21:
10-25:19; Isaiah 54:1-54:10.

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connect to the idea of mitzvot as
behavior around football games.
“commitment,” rather than “com-
What does it mean to be committed
mandments” or “good deeds.”
to remembering? Why remember a
As Arnold Eisen, chancellor of
tragedy like Amalek’s attack in the des-
Jewish Theological Seminary in
ert? I think being committed
New York, has explored, many
to remembering means we
modern Jews commit their
can learn from tragedies of
time, energy and lives to creat-
the past, big or small.
ing Jewish community through
We can learn from
mitzvot “because we are grate-
Amalek’s attack that life is
ful for the life that Torah makes
fragile. We can learn from
possible, thankful that we have
personal mistakes as well;
resources that we can share,
a bad decision at a football
pleased we have the chance to
Davey Rosen pre-game does not need to
give back to our community,
define someone for eternity.
loyal to the ways of parents or
We can demonstrate our
grandparents.”
commitment to living a life informed
We are diverse in our reasons for liv- by our Jewish values by remember-
ing committed Jewish lives.
ing our mistakes, learning from our
Parshat Ki Tetze ends with the
mistakes and, in so doing, improving
mitzvah to remember a tragedy —
our lives and the lives of the people we
Amalek’s surprise attack on the hungry interact with each day.
and weary Israelites in the desert.
Remembering also means to cel-
But first, Ki Tetze begins like a
ebrate and enjoy life, while recognizing
football coach’s speech to pump up
that every action has a reaction.
the team before the game. “When you
What we do, big or small, makes a
take the field as a warrior against your difference in this world.
enemies …” It’s football season — I
Explore more of Arnold Eisen’s
love sports, the art of the team work-
writings and the source for the quote
ing together striving for perfection.
in this dvar Torah at his blog: blog.
Sports can display human great-
jtsa.edu/chancellor-eisen/2011/07/05/
ness. And the culture surrounding
mitzvah.
sports can display some of the saddest
aspects of humanity. Working on a col- Davey Rosen is associate director at the
University of Michigan Hillel and is a proud gradu-
lege campus, I am well aware of both
ate of Hillel Day School Class of ’94.
big and small tragedies connected to

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