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.

Heart of David

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 317:4

We find this passage in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim (interpretations) on the Book of Deuteronomy. It's a commentary that takes a fine-toothed comb to the text, ...

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Jeremiah: Temple and the Origins of the World

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 318:8

It’s a deeply human feeling, and one that our ancestors grappled with too. The ancient texts, like Sifrei Devarim 318, explore this very idea, but from a divine perspective, lookin...

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Temple Mount

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 321:12

The ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, uses just such a feeling to illustrate a terrifying point. The passage we're looking at grapples with t...

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Upper Worlds

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 323:1

Deuteronomy 32:29 says, "If they were wise, they would understand this." But understand what, exactly? The Sifrei Devarim (a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronom...

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When the Rains Came

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 324:1

The Jewish tradition grapples with these questions in powerful, sometimes terrifying, imagery. to one such image: the cup of retribution. It all starts with a verse from Psalms (75...

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Paths of Judgment

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 325:4

Jewish tradition actually has something insightful to say about that – especially when it comes to divine retribution and reward. Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim (i...

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Yehoshafat and the Dreamer

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 333:3

This verse in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, hits you right in the gut. It talks about divine vengeance, and not just a single ac...

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Noah in Joseph's Time

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 337:1

The verse we're looking at is from Deuteronomy (Devarim) 32:48: "And the L-rd spoke to Moses on this very day..." Now, the Rabbis of old weren't ones to let a phrase like "on this ...

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Death of Moses and Elijah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 342:7

The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrash on the book of Deuteronomy, poses a fascinating question about a seemingly simple phrase: "before his death." It appears in the co...

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