Midrash Aggadah

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Midrash Aggadah texts, a body of rabbinic literature devoted to the narrative, ethical, and homiletical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. These works illuminate Scripture through stories, parables, and theological reflection.

Rabbi Shimon's Path of Return

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 143:7

The ancient text, Sifrei Devarim, offers a radical idea about that very possibility. It starts with a verse from Deuteronomy (16:16): "…the presence (pnei) of the L-rd your G-d." T...

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Shammai Studies Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 143:9

The ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the book of Deuteronomy, sheds some light on this, focusing on the commandment that we shouldn’t appear before God "empty-handed...

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Entering the Land and Rabbis

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 144:1

It couldn't have been easy. Turns out, the Torah already had a plan for that! This week, we're diving into a tiny verse, just a sliver of text, in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of l...

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Rabbi Shimon Studies Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 144:5

It all comes down to a fascinating system of appointments, a hierarchy of leadership that, according to our sages, can all be found hinted at in the book of Deuteronomy (Devarim). ...

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Torah Law in Detail

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 144:8

to a fascinating little corner of Sifrei Devarim (the Book of Deuteronomy), specifically section 144, where we get a glimpse into the ideals, and perhaps the realities, of appointi...

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Exile from Eden

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 144:11

The ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, tackles this very issue head-on. In a few short verses, it delivers a powerful...

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Torah Law in Detail and Tzedek

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 144:14

The verse we're looking at comes from Sifrei Devarim (Deuteronomy 16:20): "Righteousness, righteousness shall you pursue." Seems straightforward enough. But like so much in Jewish ...

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Joy of Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 145:1

Turns out, according to ancient wisdom, it all hinges on justice. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a profound insight into this very idea. ...

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Levites at the Gate and Yaakov

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 146:1

We know it was magnificent, awe-inspiring. But beyond the gold and the grandeur, there were specific guidelines, etched in tradition, about what could – and couldn't – be within it...

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