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But even in other years, the rules about tithing could get pretty complex. We find ourselves in the book of Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 109, diving deep into the nuances o...
The core of this passage revolves around the first tithe, the ma'aser rishon. This was a portion of the harvest given to the Levites, the tribe dedicated to serving in the Temple. ...
It concerns the ma'aser ani, the poor-tithe. Deuteronomy 14:29 instructs us to provide for "the stranger, the orphan, and the widow that are in your gates." Seems straightforward. ...
It's not just a nice thing to do; it's woven into the very fabric of our covenant with God. to a passage from Sifrei Devarim 110, a portion of the ancient legal commentary on the B...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, tells us about this family, the Nevlatah. They were desperately poor. So poor, in fact, that t...
Poof! Gone. Wiped clean. Sounds like a fantasy. But Jewish tradition actually envisions such a thing. It's called shemittah. And it's wild. The verse in Sifrei Devarim lays it out ...
Sometimes, diving into Jewish law feels like stepping into a time machine set to "complicated." But stick with me, because buried within those intricate arguments, there's often a ...
I do all the time! Take this passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. It's short, but packed with meaning. It essentially asks...
Our ancestors grappled with these very issues, and the Torah, in its wisdom, offered a radical solution: shemittah, the Sabbatical year. But what exactly is shemittah? Well, it's m...
