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We read phrases like "the sword of the Lord," but... swords don't literally belong to God. And they certainly don't eat flesh! So, what's going on when we read, as we do in Sifrei ...
It's not just us, here and now. It's so much bigger. It's cosmic. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, opens up a fascinating vista on this idea. It sugg...
That feeling, that's what we're diving into today. We’re looking at a tiny phrase tucked away in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronomy. (Think ...
The book of Devarim, Deuteronomy, gives us a glimpse into this fascinating idea. It speaks of men being "heroic" – but not just in the way we might expect. It's not simply about ph...
We often think of tzedakah, usually translated as charity, as giving money to the poor. But what if it's something far more profound? The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Boo...
It wasn't just a panoramic view of the Promised Land. According to our tradition, it was so much more. "From the plains of Moab," the text tells us. (Sifrei Devarim 357). But what'...
You can almost feel his anticipation, his heart swelling with hope. But then… the hammer drops. "This is the land that I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob," God tells Moses, as we...
This ancient text, considered apocryphal by some but deeply revered in others, offers a unique perspective on biblical narratives. Picture this: it’s the new moon of the seventh mo...
That feeling, that burning resentment, is at the heart of our story today, straight from the Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the stories we find in the Torah itself. We’re...
