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In the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), specifically chapter 3, verse 24, we find Moses pleading with God. He says, "Your greatness (gadlecha)..." But what exactly does that gadlecha...
Our tradition certainly understands that feeling. And it finds a powerful voice in the prayer of Jacob, the father of the twelve tribes. We find this prayer tucked away in Sifrei D...
Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai grappled with this very question. He believed that it wasn't truly kiddush Hashem, a sanctification of God's name, if the words and actions of righteous ind...
But the Sifrei Devarim offers a fascinating, and perhaps unsettling, perspective. It wasn't just about being "bad." It was about something far more insidious: complacency born of a...
And in the book of Sifrei Devarim, we find a fascinating perspective. The text points out a subtle, but significant, detail in the Torah's language. It doesn't say God promised the...
Our tradition has some pretty powerful insights on that very question. Take the verse in Deuteronomy (11:32): "which the L-rd your G-d gives to you." Seems straightforward. But the...
Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a fascinating insight. It hinges on a seemingly simple phrase: "to place His name there" (D...
Sometimes, it's not about the specific law itself, but about how we understand the entire system. one example from Sifrei Devarim 74, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, to se...
The Torah, our ancient guide, is full of advice about that very thing. Today, we're diving into a tiny but potent verse from Sefer Devarim – the Book of Deuteronomy – that speaks d...
