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But bear with me. to a tiny passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early Jewish legal interpretations related to the Book of Deuteronomy, and see what we can uncover. The pas...
It’s a question that pops up constantly when you dive into Jewish texts. Let’s look at a fascinating little corner of Sifrei Devarim (Deuteronomy), specifically section 104. It dea...
That tension, that push and pull, is at the heart of a fascinating little passage in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy...
But trust me, there's some fascinating reasoning hidden in there. to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, and see how th...
That’s exactly what the rabbis in Sifrei Devarim are wrestling with as they unpack Deuteronomy 14:24-25. The verses deal with bringing your tithes to Jerusalem, but what if the jou...
But even in other years, the rules about tithing could get pretty complex. We find ourselves in the book of Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 109, diving deep into the nuances o...
It concerns the ma'aser ani, the poor-tithe. Deuteronomy 14:29 instructs us to provide for "the stranger, the orphan, and the widow that are in your gates." Seems straightforward. ...
Jewish tradition tackles this head-on, and a fascinating passage in Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the book of Deuteronomy, offers some pretty profound answers. The verse we're...
It's more nuanced than you might think! to a fascinating corner of Jewish law, specifically how we treat animals designated for sacred purposes. Our starting point is a verse that ...
