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It's more complex and nuanced than you might think. We often hear about it as a straightforward principle: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. But what happens when the scales ...
It offers a powerful promise – and a comforting thought. It's Devarim 20:4. And it says: "For it is the L-rd your G-d who goes with you to do battle with your foes." Simple. But pa...
It turns out, quite a bit. to a fascinating little corner of Jewish law that deals with exactly this scenario. We're turning to Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 194. Sifrei Dev...
In the Book of Deuteronomy (Devarim), specifically Sifrei Devarim 197, we find a fascinating passage about who is exempt from going to war. It’s not just the obvious cases – the ne...
Specifically, we're looking at Deuteronomy 20:10: "If you draw near to a city…" Seems simple enough. But it’s what this verse implies that really gets interesting. The rabbis of ol...
Isn't it wild to think about peace even in the middle of war? We often think of them as opposites, but Jewish tradition sees a deep connection, a need for peace that permeates ever...
Sometimes, it really is. to a fascinating, and frankly unsettling, passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. Specifically, we'r...
It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for millennia, and believe it or not, the Torah, specifically the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), grapples with it head-on. to a tiny corner ...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a powerful, almost startlingly simple answer. It connects sin not just t...
