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There's one in particular, the ritual of the eglah arufah, the "broken-necked heifer," that always gets me. It deals with a murder where the perpetrator is unknown and how the elde...
Ever stumble upon a ritual in the Torah and think, "Wait, what exactly are they doing… and why?" Let's talk about the ritual of the eglah arufah, the "broken-necked heifer," found ...
It’s not quite the bodice-ripping romance novel you might (wrongly) imagine. Instead, there’s a fascinating, and frankly, surprisingly sensitive, layer of detail tucked away in the...
There's a fascinating passage in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, that dives right into this thorny territory. It deals with the ca...
It's not always as simple as being the oldest, especially when we delve into Jewish tradition. We’re talking about inheritance, specifically the rights of the bechor, the firstborn...
It’s a topic loaded with history, law, and fascinating interpretations. ! The passage we're looking at comes from Sifrei Devarim (217), a legal midrash on the book of Deuteronomy. ...
The ancient rabbis grappled with these questions, digging deep into the nuances of the Torah. one fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on ...
In fact, Jewish tradition grapples with this idea of removing evil, of cleansing the community, in some pretty direct ways. We find this in the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of lega...
The ancient texts of Judaism grapple with these very questions, revealing a profound concern for justice tempered with humanity. In the book of Devarim, Deuteronomy, we find the ve...
