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What happens when only part of the offering is present? Is it still valid? Our little puzzle comes from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deutero...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, dives into just that when discussing the burnt offering, the olah. We're talking about the com...
We read about them in the Torah, these intricate ceremonies involving blood and altars. But what was the point? And how did they actually work? to a little detail from Sifrei Devar...
It gets complicated! to a fascinating corner of Jewish law dealing with substitutes for offerings and their offspring, as discussed in Sifrei Devarim. The passage we're looking at ...
In Judaism, that feeling extends to the sacred commands, the mitzvot. How closely do we need to follow them? Can we embellish a little? Maybe cut a corner or two? Well, the book of...
Imagine, then, the weight of twisting the very words of the Divine. That's what we're talking about today, drawing from the ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 86....
Isn’t it amazing sometimes, the things we take for granted? We rush through our days, caught up in the whirlwind, and forget the truly monumental things that have shaped us. Like, ...
It's a serious business, leading people astray from the one true God. Our text today comes from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. It...
I do, all the time. Take this one, from Sifrei Devarim (90), a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy. It's about the seemingly simple act of stoning someone as punishment, but trus...
