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Here he was, the leader who brought the Israelites out of Egypt, the one who stood face-to-face with God on Mount Sinai... and none of his sons were deemed fit to succeed him. Acco...
Or is there something... more? There's a fascinating passage in Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, that explores just this question. It centers on the verse, ...
It starts with the verse, "Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth, the words of My mouth." (Deuteronomy 32:1). But what does it really mean? Why the heavens and the earth? Sifrei Dev...
One particularly striking passage from Sifrei Devarim explores this very idea, starting with a poignant scene. Imagine Moses, descending from Mount Sinai, tablets in hand, after th...
It’s a question as old as… well, as old as humanity itself! And, wouldn’t you know it, our tradition has something pretty interesting to say about it. Sifrei Devarim 311 gives us a...
We find this passage in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim (interpretations) on the Book of Deuteronomy. It's a commentary that takes a fine-toothed comb to the text, ...
We’re looking at Deuteronomy 317 in Sifrei Devarim. Here, the text describes other nations, not in terms of people, but in terms of livestock. Specifically, it paints a picture usi...
The text paints a rather unflattering portrait of the Israelites, calling them "hafachpechanim" – turncoats, those who are inconsistent – and "runabouts." Ouch. But it gets even mo...
It's woven right into the fabric of our stories, even in the most sacred texts. to a tiny verse that packs a big punch: Deuteronomy 32:37. The verse reads, "And he will say: Where ...
