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.

Moses Remembered and Will

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 21:1

Specifically, in the first chapter, where the Israelites are poised to enter the Promised Land. We read, "and the cities to which we will come" (Deuteronomy 1:28). The Sifrei Devar...

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Giving of the Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 24:4

Take the Israelites wandering in the desert, for example. They’d been through so much – slavery in Egypt, the Exodus, the giving of the Torah at Sinai. Yet, here they were, facing ...

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Giving of the Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 26:2

It turns out, quite a bit. The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a peek into the anxieties of Moses himself....

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Legal Commentary and Moses

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 29:1

We all know the story: Moses, after leading the Israelites for forty long years, is denied entry into the Promised Land. But have you ever stopped to consider the intensity of that...

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Jordan: Covenant of Moses

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 29:6

That’s the raw, human ache at the heart of this little story tucked away in Sifrei Devarim. It's a moment of profound frustration for Moses, right at the edge of the Promised Land....

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Messiah and Solomon

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 34:7

The Torah, our guide to living a meaningful life, offers a powerful antidote: immerse yourself in its teachings. The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal commentaries on the Book ...

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The Ten Commandments and Vayomer

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 35:2

We're about to dive into one of those head-scratchers, straight from the ancient Jewish legal text, Sifrei Devarim. The question? Whether the Ten Commandments are included in the c...

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Kingdom of Hebron

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 37:3

The text poses a hypothetical: How do we know the same person built both cities? Maybe a different architect was involved. The answer lies in the lineage of Cham, son of Noah. Gene...

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Kingdom of Sancheriv

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 37:8

And their example involves a would-be conqueror with a spectacularly bad sales strategy. to Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy. In section 37,...

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