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Imagine, then, the weight of twisting the very words of the Divine. That's what we're talking about today, drawing from the ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 86....
That’s exactly what the rabbis in Sifrei Devarim are wrestling with as they unpack Deuteronomy 14:24-25. The verses deal with bringing your tithes to Jerusalem, but what if the jou...
The passage opens with a thought experiment, a kind of "what if" scenario. "I might think, on Channukah..." the text begins. Channukah, the festival of lights, commemorating the re...
Jewish law, or halakha, sometimes feels that way – meticulously detailing every aspect of life. But hidden within these details, we often find profound ethical and spiritual lesson...
It concerns the ma'aser ani, the poor-tithe. Deuteronomy 14:29 instructs us to provide for "the stranger, the orphan, and the widow that are in your gates." Seems straightforward. ...
Like one verse says, "Do this!" and another says, "Don't do that!" It happens more than you think. And that's where the beauty of rabbinic interpretation comes in, helping us untan...
It's all about intention, about truly engaging with what we do. The text opens with Moses, no less, urging the people: "Take care to study these things and to expound them." It sou...
The ancient text, Sifrei Devarim, offers a radical idea about that very possibility. It starts with a verse from Deuteronomy (16:16): "…the presence (pnei) of the L-rd your G-d." T...
There's this fascinating little discussion in Sifrei Devarim 158 about horses – yes, horses! Specifically, how many horses a king can have. It sounds almost trivial. But beneath th...
