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I'm not talking about Miriam's tambourine (though that's definitely part of it!). I'm talking about something a little more...official. The trumpets. The Book of Numbers – Bamidbar...
The Israelites, fresh out of Egypt and wandering in the desert, definitely knew that feeling. We find ourselves in Bamidbar (Numbers), specifically chapter 11, verse 18. The people...
Like you’re sitting there, head spinning, wondering, “What did I even DO?” Well, the Torah, in its infinite wisdom, actually gives us some pretty clear guidance on this very issue....
It wasn't as simple as drawing lines on a map. Oh no, it involved divine guidance, population counts, and even a bit of negotiation! to the fascinating details. The verse in Bamidb...
Why all this talk of "going up"? It's not just poetic license. The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, points to a fasc...
The passage in question revolves around a moment of intense frustration, recorded in the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar 11:22). The Israelites, fresh out of Egypt, are complaining. They...
We find a passage that starts with the seemingly straightforward command to drive out "all the nations." But wait! The text immediately anticipates a potential misunderstanding. "A...
Our tradition grapples with these questions all the time, especially when it comes to seemingly disparate commandments. to one such conundrum, found in Sifrei Devarim, concerning t...
Take the story of Amalek. It’s a name that echoes through Jewish history, a symbol of unprovoked hatred and aggression. We're commanded in Devarim (Deuteronomy) 25:17 to remember w...
