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Parashat Ki Tetze – Opening Questions

What is the purpose of all the details in the procedure for dealing with a captive woman? Are they meant to degrade or respect the woman, and with what ultimate goal?
What was so unique about Amalek's attack that it engendered such a harsh decree of total annihilation?
Does the Torah believe in bodily mutilation as punishment for assault as might be inferred from the command, "וְקַצֹּתָה אֶת כַּפָּהּ"?

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