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We often think of judges as these impartial figures, robed and removed, but Jewish tradition delves into the nitty-gritty of who sits on the beth din (court of law) and what makes ...
And it's all tucked away in a short but potent verse from Sifrei Devarim 313, a midrashic text on the Book of Deuteronomy. The verse says, "He built them up," and it's explained as...
We all know the story: the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, the Israelites' triumphant escape from Egypt. But what about the behind-the-scenes cosmic drama? The Book of Jubilee...
Let’s talk about Judith. We usually meet her in the thick of the action, facing down Holofernes, but what about before all that? What shaped her into the woman who could save her p...
This letter, if you're not familiar, supposedly recounts how the Septuagint – that's the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible – came to be. But tucked inside this historical (or p...
It's in this climate that we hear words of gratitude and promises of reward. The passage opens with a powerful acknowledgement: "Whereas ye have kept covenants with us, and continu...
Genesis 7:2 lays it out: seven pairs of every clean animal, but only one pair of unclean animals. Seems straightforward, but... why? That’s a question that’s been puzzling interpre...
(Deut. 7:12:) “And it shall come to pass if (literally, in the heel of).” This text is related (to Ps. 49:6), “Why should I fear in the evil days, when the iniquity of my heels enc...
(Deut. 7:12:) “And it shall come to pass if you heed [these statutes].” This text is related (to Prov. 5:6), “She does not steer a straight path of life; her ways wander, and she d...
