Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

Way of the Patriarchs and Rabbis

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 286:1

Jewish tradition is full of these echoes, these connections, if we only know where to listen. Take the phrase, "to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow." It appears in Sif...

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Statutes and Judgments

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 291:3

It's a fascinating, slightly strange, and deeply human process. The Torah tells us, in Deuteronomy 25:9, that if a man dies without children, his brother has a responsibility to ma...

Zeal of Elijah and Jerusalem

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 303:10

But within those intricate instructions, there’s a beautiful core of responsibility and community. to a small but fascinating corner of that world, found in the ancient text, Sifre...

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Rabbi Meir and the Promised Land

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 303:20

That feeling isn't new. It's ancient. We find it echoed in the words of Sifrei Devarim, a text that dives deep into the book of Deuteronomy. In this passage, it's all about tithes ...

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Moses's Transgression

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 304:2

And nowhere is it more poignant than in the story of Moses, right before his passing. Imagine this: Moses, the greatest prophet, standing at the edge of the Promised Land, knowing ...

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Isaiah: Maker of Heaven and Earth

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 306:2

The ancient text Sifrei Devarim paints a powerful picture of just that feeling, and offers a startling, hopeful response. Imagine the entire congregation of Israel standing before ...

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Legal Commentary

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 307:1

We rush through our days, blind to the incredible detail, the profound thoughtfulness woven into every corner of existence. But what if we paused, just for a moment, to consider th...

Realm of the Damned

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 307:10

Our sages, poring over the ancient texts, sought to understand this very dilemma. They found clues, not in simple answers, but in layers of meaning hidden within the verses themsel...

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Borders of the Promise

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 309:1

And it's not just some abstract concept. It's woven right into the fabric of our stories. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, brings this idea to life i...

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