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The Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy) has something to say about that – and it’s not just about knowing facts. It's about owning your knowledge so deeply that it becomes a part of you....
Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah, meanwhile, is standing respectfully. They're together, learning, teaching, and sharing wisdom. It’s a scene straight out of the Talmud. But then, the time...
Today, let's dive into a fascinating little puzzle from the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. It revolves around a se...
Take the mezuzah, that little scroll we affix to our doorposts. We see them every day, maybe even take them for granted. But have you ever stopped to think about which side of the ...
The text poses a hypothetical: How do we know the same person built both cities? Maybe a different architect was involved. The answer lies in the lineage of Cham, son of Noah. Gene...
And their example involves a would-be conqueror with a spectacularly bad sales strategy. to Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy. In section 37,...
Why would a single mountain need four different monikers? Well, Sifrei Devarim, one of the earliest Midrashic works on the book of Deuteronomy, uses just such a place – Mount Cherm...
And sometimes, those stories can be Let's talk about a place called Dvir. You might not recognize the name, but stick with me. This little town in the land of Israel, Eretz Yisrael...
But the rabbis in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronomy, ask a crucial question: Is that verse… subtly dissing Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israe...
