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We often think of the biblical tribes as these monolithic entities, but they were families, prone to squabbles and reconciliation just like us. Take the tribe of Asher. What made t...
Our text comes from Sifrei Devarim (a collection of legal midrashim on the book of Deuteronomy). It speaks of a vision granted to Moses, a vision that encompasses not just the phys...
We know he gazed out at the Promised Land, the land he would never enter. But the Torah tells us he saw more than just hills and valleys. He saw everything. But what everything, ex...
Ben Sira, that wise sage whose words have resonated for centuries, starts with that very feeling. "The sands of the seas, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity, who can count...
Ben Sira, that wise sage from way back when, would tell you that’s a dangerous game indeed. He cuts right to the heart of things: "For mercy and anger are with him; And his displea...
Ben Sira, also known as Sirach or the Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach, is a book of ethical teachings. It’s part of the Apocrypha, writings that are considered canonical by some Chri...
It's packed with advice on everything from how to treat your servants to, yes, even your daughters. Some of it might sound a little… antiquated to our modern ears. But bear with me...
Kingdoms rise and fall, fortunes change in the blink of an eye... It's enough to make you wonder what, if anything, lasts. Ben Sira, that wise sage whose words dance between poetry...
We all do it. But what if that cover is completely misleading? What if the real treasure lies hidden, masked by appearances? Ben Sira, that wise sage whose words dance between scri...
