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But not in a scary, Big Brother kind of way. More like… a loving parent hoping you’ll make the right choices. This idea comes to life in the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal i...
It’s a question our sages grappled with, and their answers are, well, breathtaking. to Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuterono...
We find this idea nestled within Sifrei Devarim 309. Here, Moses is speaking directly to the Israelites, and what he says is surprisingly intimate. He proclaims, "You are beloved o...
We’re looking at Deuteronomy 317 in Sifrei Devarim. Here, the text describes other nations, not in terms of people, but in terms of livestock. Specifically, it paints a picture usi...
That feeling isn't new. Our ancestors wrestled with it too, and the ancient text Sifrei Devarim (a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy) speaks directly to this. It quotes Deutero...
The text paints a rather unflattering portrait of the Israelites, calling them "hafachpechanim" – turncoats, those who are inconsistent – and "runabouts." Ouch. But it gets even mo...
The text starts with a rather striking image: "With a nation, naval, I shall anger them." Now, "naval" might seem like a strange word choice. The text quickly clarifies: these are ...
There's a fascinating passage there that plays with the Hebrew language to reveal a profound truth about the resilience of the Jewish people. The passage focuses on a verse that sp...
The ancient rabbis grappled with this feeling, particularly when thinking about the exiles of the Jewish people. They found echoes of this isolation, this sense of being utterly ab...
