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Sometimes, they seem so specific, so… odd. Take, for example, the verse in Devarim (Deuteronomy) 22:10: "You shall not plow with an ox and an ass together." Okay… why not? What’s s...
Our first stop: plowing. Deuteronomy 22 tells us, "You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together" (Deuteronomy 22:10). Seems straightforward. But the rabbis of old, never one...
It happens more than you think! Today, let’s dive into two fascinating examples of seemingly contradictory commands, straight from Sifrei Devarim. Ready? The first involves shatnez...
Ever stumbled upon a passage in an ancient text that just makes you pause and say, "Wait, what?" I know I have. Today, let's wrestle with a tiny, yet surprisingly powerful, snippet...
Jewish tradition certainly does, and it tackles this head-on when discussing the complex and often painful issue of mamzerut, or bastardy. It’s a heavy topic, loaded with legal and...
It’s a question that’s echoed through Jewish history, and it pops up in some surprising places. to a seemingly small passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretati...
Jewish tradition understands that feeling, and it appears even in... the bathroom. Seriously. We’re diving into a tiny verse in Devarim (Deuteronomy) 23:13. It’s easy to skip over,...
Deuteronomy 23:19 states, "You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute and the exchange of a dog into the house of the L-rd your G-d for every vow." Seems straightforward enough. ...
Let's talk about dogs. Yes, dogs. And lambs. And… well, let’s just say it involves transactions that aren’t exactly kosher, in the most literal sense. In Sifrei Devarim, a collecti...
