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But trust me, there's some fascinating reasoning hidden in there. to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, and see how th...
The verse in question, from Deuteronomy 14:27, commands us: "And the Levite who is in your gate, you shall not forsake him." Sounds straightforward enough. But the rabbis of the Ta...
Let's take a peek into one such dance, found in the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. The passage focuses on the firstborn – the bec...
You might be surprised. Forget the crown jewels and the royal chef. According to one fascinating interpretation in Sifrei Devarim 161, it's a scroll. Specifically, a megillah, a sc...
to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations related to the Book of Deuteronomy. The text poses a question about priestly gifts, specifically, whether ch...
The passage centers around Deuteronomy 18:6, dealing with the rights and roles of the Levites. Now, who were the Levites? They were members of the tribe of Levi, designated for ser...
In the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, Rabbi Yehudah gives us a fascinating mnemonic device for remembering the ten...
This one, from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations and homilies related to the Book of Deuteronomy, really got to me. The story goes that Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakka...
Sometimes, it feels that way to me. Take this little phrase from Sifrei Devarim. It's about how someone "abased the Rock of his salvation." Now, who is this "Rock," and what does i...
