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The verse we're looking at touches on this very struggle. It’s a commentary on Deuteronomy 19:1, and it’s all about not holding back when it comes to justice. So, what does it actu...
Our tradition actually has something to say about that – about how long it takes for someone to become a "foe." And it's surprisingly specific. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash ...
Like you've finally built that dream house, and then… boom! Duty calls. Well, Jewish tradition has something to say about that feeling, and it all starts with a verse in Devarim, t...
Our tradition is acutely aware of this danger, especially when it comes to making peace. We see this in a fascinatingly precise reading of a verse in Sefer Devarim, the Book of Deu...
The Torah, in Devarim (Deuteronomy), has something to say about this very situation. Specifically, it deals with finding a lost animal. But it goes way deeper than just "finders ke...
It might sound like an odd pairing, but stick with me! This seemingly simple passage from Sifrei Devarim – a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy – dives ...
This passage from Sifrei Devarim – that's the book of Deuteronomy in the Talmudic literature – touches on something that still resonates today: who gets to speak, and whose voice c...
Today, let's dive into one of those: a seemingly obscure passage in Deuteronomy, or Devarim in Hebrew, chapter 23, verse 2. It starts: "A petzua dakah and a kruth shafchah shall no...
Specifically, we're diving into a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a legal commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, where things get, shall we say, a little… exclusive. The passage state...
