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According to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, Moses, in his final blessings, had some pretty powerful things to say about the Levites. He specifically calls out Aaron, prince of the...
It wasn't just Babylon against Israel. Other Arabic tribes, like the Palmyrenes, openly showed their hostility, even providing Nebuchadnezzar with a massive force of eighty thousan...
In Devarim Rabbah, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy, we find a fascinating connection between looking after the Levites – members of the tribe of Levi...
The verse we're looking at references a "fawn." Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina equates this to the offspring of a hind. But where is this fawn, this fragile new life? "Behold, he is standi...
It talks about the trees of the Lord being "satiated," specifically mentioning the cedars of Lebanon. "The trees of the Lord are satiated, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted." W...
That’s how I feel when I read certain verses in the Torah. They seem simple on the surface, but underneath... whole worlds are waiting to be discovered. Take this little snippet fr...
We read about them in the Torah, these intricate ceremonies involving blood and altars. But what was the point? And how did they actually work? to a little detail from Sifrei Devar...
But Jewish tradition sometimes uses the most seemingly mundane laws to teach us profound lessons. to one. We find in Sifrei Devarim, a fascinating little discussion about firstling...
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. ...
