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.

Job's Transgression

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 318:2

He was a righteous man, tested beyond measure. But how did tragedy initially strike his family? As we learn in Sifrei Devarim, it wasn't due to any inherent sinfulness on their par...

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Acts of Creation and Saul

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 326:1

We see suffering, we experience loss, and we can’t help but wonder: where is G-d in all this? Does He even care? The ancient sages grappled with this too, and surprisingly, they fo...

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Halls of the Angels and Eretz

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 353:4

The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers us a beautiful glimpse into this idea, through its exploration of Moses'...

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Bilam and Moses

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 356:5

The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal and ethical teachings connected to the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a powerful image. It speaks of being "beneath the strong arms of the wo...

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Wisdom of Ben Sira

Apocrypha Ben Sira 4:1

We all do sometimes. But what if I told you there's a simple, ancient piece of wisdom that could help lighten that load? The Book of Ben Sira, a treasure trove of Jewish wisdom lit...

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Wisdom of Ben Sira and Seek

Apocrypha Ben Sira 7:8

We all do. But what if that little shortcut could lead to a whole heap of trouble? That's the kind of wisdom we find in the Book of Ben Sira, a treasure trove of practical and ethi...

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Wisdom of Ben Sira

Apocrypha Ben Sira 10:7

The Book of Ben Sira, a treasure trove of wisdom literature, grapples with these very questions. Let's delve into Chapter 10 and see what insights it offers us. "An wild king will ...

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First Days of Existence and Sira

Apocrypha Ben Sira 10:12

Kingdoms rise and fall, fortunes change in the blink of an eye... It's enough to make you wonder what, if anything, lasts. Ben Sira, that wise sage whose words dance between poetry...

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Ark in the Temple and Sira

Apocrypha Ben Sira 11:7

We all do it. But what if that cover is completely misleading? What if the real treasure lies hidden, masked by appearances? Ben Sira, that wise sage whose words dance between scri...

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