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The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a couple of stark examples, pulling no punches. The first offense? Doing "strange" things. Sounds vague. Bu...
It's easy to think of them as twelve separate entities, but the Torah often hints at deeper connections, interwoven destinies. Today, let's uncover a fascinating economic and spiri...
We often think of death as an ending, a final curtain. But what if it's not? What if the impact of a life, especially a life dedicated to wisdom and teaching, continues to resonate...
Ben Sira, that wise sage whose teachings nearly made it into the Bible, had some thoughts on that. And let's be honest, who hasn't encountered someone like that? Ben Sira cautions ...
Our story comes from the wisdom of Ben Sira, also known as Ecclesiasticus, a book of wisdom literature. It’s part of the Apocrypha, writings that are considered canonical by some, ...
Or Eliyahu, as he's known in Hebrew. He wasn't exactly known for his gentle touch. Ben Sira, in chapter 48, paints a picture of a man of intense zeal. “And he shattered their staff...
The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered scripture by some but excluded from the standard Jewish and Christian Bibles, gives us a glimpse into that cosmic schedule. It t...
We all know the story: the forbidden fruit, the serpent, the expulsion. But what were those first moments like outside of paradise? The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text conside...
How did they decide who got what? Well, the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, gives us a glimpse into that ...
