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Here, we're grappling with a seemingly specific scenario: a man with two wives, one loved and one "hated" – though "less favored" might be a kinder, more accurate translation. The ...
Ever stumble upon a passage in the Torah that just seems... strange? Like, where did that come from? to one of those passages today, found in Sifrei Devarim 219, dealing with the p...
Like, "You shall not leave his body overnight on the eitz" – that's from the Book of Deuteronomy, and it’s something the rabbis grappled with intensely. What does it really mean? T...
The Torah, in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), actually has something to say about this. It might surprise you. We find in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early legal commentarie...
Ever stumble upon a bird's nest, maybe with a mother bird watching nearby, and feel that tug of... something? A moral question lurking beneath the surface? Well, Jewish tradition h...
We're talking about railings. Yes, railings. Specifically, the Torah commands us: "When you build a new house, you shall make a railing for your roof, so that you do not bring bloo...
to a fascinating corner of the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, to see just how. The passage we're looking at, from Sifrei Devarim ...
Ever stumble upon a seemingly minor detail in the Torah and think, "There HAS to be more to this?" I know I do! And sometimes, digging into those details unlocks a whole world of f...
Because "you were a stranger in his land." It sounds simple enough, but Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah digs deeper. The Egyptians, let's be real, weren’t exactly acting out of pure altru...
