With Keri You Walked, With Keri I Will Walk
by Ram ben Ze'ev With Keri You Walked, With Keri I Will Walk There is a verse in ספר ויקרא (Sefer Vayikra – Leviticus) that pierces through time with unsettling clarity. "ואם בזאת לא תשמעו לי, והלכתם עמי בקרי. והלכתי גם אני עמכם בחמת קרי" “And if despite this you do not listen to Me, but walk with Me with keri , then I too will walk with you in fury, with keri ...” — ויקרא כו:כז–כח (Vayikra 26:27–28) The word קרי ( keri ) does not mean rebellion. It does not mean denial. It means casualness ,...
