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The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Bible, brings together a fascinating idea in its section on Torah, specifically paragraph 251. It quotes R’ Yehoshua ...
Today, let’s peek into the ancient legal system and uncover the minimum number of wise heads needed for a fair trial. We're talking about the Sanhedrin, the ancient Jewish high cou...
Specifically, we're looking at section 788 on the Book of Numbers, where the text grapples with a seemingly simple verse: "Every strike that takes a life requires witnesses" (Numbe...
Specifically, we're diving into Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 788, which wrestles with some tricky questions arising from the story of the daughters of Zelophehad. Remember them? They we...
The passage we're looking at starts with the phrase, "And a man lie with her a lying of seed." Now, at first glance, this might seem straightforward. But the rabbis of the Sifrei B...
The Torah, in the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar), deals with just such a complex situation – the case of the sotah, the woman suspected of adultery. It's a thorny issue, isn't it? Accu...
We get a tantalizing glimpse into this very question in Sifrei Bamidbar, a rabbinic commentary on the Book of Numbers. The text grapples with a fascinating problem: scripture seems...
It’s a fascinating, and sometimes surprisingly logical, area of Jewish law. Today, let’s delve into a specific case outlined in Sifrei Bamidbar, a foundational text of Jewish legal...
The Torah tells us that Tzelofchad died without sons (Numbers 27:3). Now, in the ancient world, inheritance laws heavily favored male heirs. But Tzelofchad had five daughters: Mach...
