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It’s a question that echoes through the Torah, filled with both sorrow and a profound sense of purpose. One fascinating passage in Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal and ethica...
The book of Numbers, Bamidbar, wrestles with these questions directly. In the passage we're looking at today from Sifrei Bamidbar (161), we find some fascinating, and at times, cha...
That’s precisely what’s happening at the very beginning of Sefer Devarim, the Book of Deuteronomy. The text wastes no time diving right in. It says, "across the Jordan," and "in th...
It turns out, this isn't just good manners – it might be ancient wisdom! The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early Jewish legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, teaches ...
In Sifrei Devarim, we find this little gem: "Much to you dwelling in this mountain." It sounds straightforward. Like a simple acknowledgement of gratitude. But, as always, there’s ...
Take a seemingly simple phrase from the very beginning of Deuteronomy (Devarim), the last of the Five Books of Moses. In Deuteronomy 1:13, we read, "Havu lachem anashim hachamim u’...
We often picture him as this towering, almost superhuman figure, but behind the miracles and the commandments, there was a real person grappling with a monumental task. And sometim...
But doubt whispers in your ear, "Wait, the moment isn't ripe. It's not time." But then comes this powerful declaration: "See, the L-rd your G-d has set the land before you." (Sifre...
It's not just about sneaking around, you know. Sometimes, it's about picking the absolute best people for the job. In the book of Sifrei Devarim, we find a fascinating little detai...
