Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Chorev and the First Humans

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 104:10

Our journey begins in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. We're looking at section 104, a passage attributed to R. Yossi Haglili, a sa...

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Law of Deuteronomy and Jerusalem

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 107:14

It might sound mundane, but trust me, even the smallest details can open up a window into how our ancestors thought about holiness, resources, and community. We’re diving into a pa...

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Sanctity of the Land and Levites

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 109:12

The core of this passage revolves around the first tithe, the ma'aser rishon. This was a portion of the harvest given to the Levites, the tribe dedicated to serving in the Temple. ...

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Joy of Torah and Bereshith

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 117:1

We’re diving into a tiny little snippet from Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 117. Now, Sifrei Devarim is an ancient Jewish legal text, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy....

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Borders of the Promise and From

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 126:1

It's not like you can just bring any old animal to the Temple. There are rules, of course, meticulously detailed in the Torah. And within those rules are layers upon layers of inte...

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Staff of Moses and Aviv

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 127:7

The answer, unsurprisingly, is a resounding "no." But the reasoning behind that "no" is to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deute...

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Joseph the Dreamer and Passover

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 128:4

Sometimes, it's in those tiny details that we find the biggest revelations. Let's take a little dive into a passage from Sifrei Devarim (that's a collection of early rabbinic legal...

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Rabbi Shimon and Adam of Pesach

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 132:4

We're going to explore a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. This passage, number 132, deals with the seem...

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Passover: From Nothing to Everything

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 134:4

Sometimes, digging into the details reveals the beautiful, intricate reasoning behind even the seemingly simplest rules. Take this passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of lega...

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