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Shabbat Table Topics – Parashat Ki Tavo
On Geography, Polemics, and Parshanut
Though people who are unfamiliar with the geography of Israel and its surroundings often pay little attention to place names in Tanakh, sometimes awareness of geography can impact one's understanding of a narrative or law. The commandment regarding the ceremony on Mt. Eival and Mt. Gerizim is a case in point.
- R. Yehuda and R. Eliezer debate the location of the mountains, with R. Yehuda suggesting that they wre in the vicnity of shekhem
