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It’s a question that's kept commentators busy for centuries! R. Yehuda bar Shalom offers a beautiful, and perhaps surprising, answer in the Yalkut Shimoni. He points out that the v...
It tells us that "the cloud of the L-rd was above them by day when they set forth from the encampment" – and this protection wasn't just for the healthy and able-bodied. The text s...
It turns out, even the Holy One, Blessed be He, experiences something similar with us, the children of Israel. The book of Bamidbar, Numbers, opens with a fascinating exchange. In ...
But doubt whispers in your ear, "Wait, the moment isn't ripe. It's not time." But then comes this powerful declaration: "See, the L-rd your G-d has set the land before you." (Sifre...
Take the Israelites wandering in the desert, for example. They’d been through so much – slavery in Egypt, the Exodus, the giving of the Torah at Sinai. Yet, here they were, facing ...
It's not just random! Take a look at Deuteronomy 3:24: "O L-rd (Yod-keh-vav-keh), G-d (Elokim)." Even in just these few words, there's a depth of meaning. The Sifrei Devarim, a col...
It's a story about Reuven, Jacob's eldest son, and a deeply troubling act. "And it was, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuven went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine...
Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah, meanwhile, is standing respectfully. They're together, learning, teaching, and sharing wisdom. It’s a scene straight out of the Talmud. But then, the time...
There's this beautiful analogy in Sifrei Devarim that paints a picture of a king and his wife. The king tells his wife, "Adorn yourself with all your jewels, so you may be desirabl...
