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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...
That’s right. to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim 43, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. It starts with the seemingly straightforward phrase...
Moments where the choices seem equally appealing, or equally daunting. This week, in Sifrei Devarim 53, we find a powerful exploration of just that – the choices we face and the il...
But the rabbis of the Talmud, masters of interpretation, saw something much deeper. The text we're exploring today comes from Sifrei Devarim, a halakhic midrash on the Book of Deut...
The verse in question: "for the blood is the soul...and you shall not eat the soul with the flesh." So simple. But it opens a door to a fascinating discussion about the reasons beh...
Sometimes, it's not as straightforward as you might think. Take the classic example of basar b'chalav, meat and milk – a cornerstone of kashrut (dietary laws). You might assume it'...
Did Moses, standing there on Mount Sinai, suddenly become a zoologist specializing in every creature under the sun? It's a question that's bothered scholars for centuries, and it p...
It concerns the ma'aser ani, the poor-tithe. Deuteronomy 14:29 instructs us to provide for "the stranger, the orphan, and the widow that are in your gates." Seems straightforward. ...
The Shmita, the Sabbatical year, mandated that every seventh year, all debts were to be forgiven. A beautiful concept. A clean slate, a chance for everyone to start fresh. As it sa...
