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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...
It suggests that the very act of inquiry, of delving into the Torah, brings its own reward. The text tells us that the Torah itself testifies that reward comes from inquiry. How so...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, delves into this very question. Specifically, it looks at the verse that promises blessings "f...
The ancient text, Sifrei Devarim, offers a powerful insight. It poses a simple yet profound question about the verse, "And you shall learn them and you shall heed them to do them" ...
We often talk about performing mitzvot, good deeds, commandments. But what's the engine that drives us? What should it be? Sifrei Devarim, in its characteristic insightful way, tac...
It all stems from the Book of Deuteronomy, or Devarim in Hebrew, specifically a verse about gathering in the harvest: "and you shall gather in your corn, and your wine, and your oi...
Our ancestors certainly understood that struggle. But what if I told you there's a promise woven into the Torah, a promise of abundance right where you are? to a fascinating little...
It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for millennia, and Jewish tradition offers a surprisingly simple, yet profound, answer: satiety. We're warned, in Sifrei Devarim (Deuteronom...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronomy, sheds light on this. It wasn't just some abstract evil, but something much more relatable – a twiste...
