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It's like when Moses, in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), reminds the Israelites about the land G-d promised them, saying, "which the L-rd swore to your fathers… to Abraham, to I...
Our tradition teaches us that prayer, or tefillah, has a rich tapestry of expressions, each a unique pathway to connecting with the Divine. The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of lega...
It all stems from the Book of Deuteronomy, or Devarim in Hebrew, specifically a verse about gathering in the harvest: "and you shall gather in your corn, and your wine, and your oi...
It's more than just history; it's about rest, inheritance, and a divine promise. The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a fasc...
Our ancient sages wrestled with similar questions about meat-eating, about derech eretz, the proper way to conduct ourselves in the world. The text we're looking at today, from Sif...
We're diving into Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations expanding on the Book of Deuteronomy. Think of it like the ultimate Torah explainer, where every verse is fa...
We're talking about a situation where a whole city goes bad. Really bad. So bad that it becomes an Ir Nidachat (עִיר נִדַּחַת), a city condemned to utter destruction. Now, what hap...
This particular section, Sifrei Devarim 105, gets down to brass tacks: what produce is considered edible enough to require the giving of a tenth, or ma'aser, to the Temple? The pas...
The book of Deuteronomy – Devarim in Hebrew – touches on this very feeling. It's a book filled with laws and teachings, a kind of farewell address from Moses before the Israelites ...
