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It’s a question that echoes through the Torah, filled with both sorrow and a profound sense of purpose. One fascinating passage in Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal and ethica...
The very next verse tells us "And there were handed over… twelve thousand armed for the host, etc." So, twelve tribes, a thousand soldiers each. Simple math. But why, asks Rabbi Ak...
The Book of Numbers (Bamidbar) 31:6 tells us, "And Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the host, them and Pinchas." But the Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of ancient rab...
to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a rabbinic commentary on the Book of Numbers, and explore the complexities of war, justice, and the consequences of bad counsel. The ...
It's a tough one, dealing with the aftermath of a battle against the Midianites. Specifically, verse 17 states: "And every woman knowing a man for carnal relations, kill." Whoa. He...
It says, "And you, abide outside the camp seven days." Simple enough. But what’s the intent of this command? That's where things get interesting. The Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection ...
The verse in question is from Bamidbar 31:20: "and every garment and every vessel of skin." Now, on the surface, it seems straightforward. But the Rabbis of the Talmud weren't cont...
We often picture Moses, Moshe Rabbenu, as this towering, almost superhuman figure. The one who parted the Red Sea, who received the Torah on Mount Sinai. But the truth, as Jewish t...
Imagine: you're a soldier returning from war, laden with spoils – gold, silver, maybe even some fancy cookware. But there’s a catch. Everything's potentially contaminated by contac...
