A Pound of Meat from Sepphoris in Upper Galilee

Sifrei Devarim 117:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

And it also happened in Upper Galilee that they provided one with a litra of meat from Sepphoris every day.

"unto him": This is a wife (i.e., he is to be provided even with a wife), as it is written (Bereshith 2:18) "I shall make unto him a wife fit for him."

(Devarim 15:9) "Take heed unto yourself": a negative commandment.

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