The Judgment of the Firstborn and His Double Share

Sifrei Devarim 218:1

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

"his is the judgment of the bechorah": We are hereby taught that the double portion of the bechorah can (if necessary) be appropriated by the courts.

(Devarim 21:18) "If there be to a man a son (who goes astray"): and not if there be to a son (one who has not reached the state of manhood) a son.

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