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What did they face? According to Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the book of Deuteronomy, it was…intense. "And we journeyed from Chorev, and we went through all ...
That’s the vibe I get from a beautiful passage in Sifrei Devarim (a rabbinic commentary on the book of Deuteronomy). It’s all about understanding the gift of the Land of Israel. Th...
Our tradition understands this deeply. It recognizes that certain events, especially those marked by sorrow or loss, leave an indelible mark, not just on individuals, but on the ve...
Our tradition teaches us that prayer, or tefillah, has a rich tapestry of expressions, each a unique pathway to connecting with the Divine. The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of lega...
Our tradition has something to say about that, specifically through the lens of Moses, no less. The passage from Sifrei Devarim 29 opens with a rather poignant admission. Moses say...
That’s the raw, human ache at the heart of this little story tucked away in Sifrei Devarim. It's a moment of profound frustration for Moses, right at the edge of the Promised Land....
Deuteronomy, or Sifrei Devarim in Hebrew, commands us to love God "with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might" (Deuteronomy 6:5). Seems straightforward enough...
I get it. Take the famous words from Deuteronomy (Devarim) 6:7 about reciting the Shema: "…when you lie down and when you rise." Sounds simple. But what does it really mean? The Si...
We're about to dive into one of those head-scratchers, straight from the ancient Jewish legal text, Sifrei Devarim. The question? Whether the Ten Commandments are included in the c...
