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Specifically, they debated what constitutes a true "cutting off," a complete severance in a marriage – what they called krithuth. This discussion is preserved for us in Sifrei Deva...
Hand to hand, transaction complete. But as with so much in Jewish law, scratching the surface reveals layers of fascinating complexity. to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collecti...
to a seemingly small, but hugely important, detail about divorce, or get (גֵּט), in Jewish tradition. We're looking at Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the ...
The goal? To continue the deceased brother's lineage. But what happens if things get complicated? What if the brother isn't exactly… careful in his intentions? The Sifrei Devarim, ...
I do, all the time. And sometimes, the rabbis of old, in their infinite wisdom, give us the key to unlock those secrets. Take, for instance, a seemingly simple phrase from the Book...
It’s a question that echoes through Jewish law, and today we're going to peek into one very specific corner of it. We're diving into a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of ...
We find it in Sifrei Devarim 290, part of the legal commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy. The passage deals with a very specific situation: a man who refuses to go through with a ...
Like you stumble across something in the Torah that makes you stop and say, "Wait, what?" Well, buckle up, because we're about to dive into one of those moments, straight from the ...
It's not just a historical account; it's a profound lesson about faith, resilience, and the vulnerabilities we face on our own paths. The passage in Sifrei Devarim 296, focusing on...
