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Jewish tradition wrestles with this very human dilemma in fascinating ways, especially when it comes to vows made within a marriage. to a passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a midrash (i...
It's like when Moses, in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), reminds the Israelites about the land G-d promised them, saying, "which the L-rd swore to your fathers… to Abraham, to I...
It's not always straightforward. There's a lot packed into the Torah, even in what seems like a simple command. to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, an early rabbinic commentary on th...
We're diving into Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations expanding on the Book of Deuteronomy. Think of it like the ultimate Torah explainer, where every verse is fa...
We're talking about a situation where a whole city goes bad. Really bad. So bad that it becomes an Ir Nidachat (עִיר נִדַּחַת), a city condemned to utter destruction. Now, what hap...
This particular section, Sifrei Devarim 105, gets down to brass tacks: what produce is considered edible enough to require the giving of a tenth, or ma'aser, to the Temple? The pas...
The book of Deuteronomy – Devarim in Hebrew – touches on this very feeling. It's a book filled with laws and teachings, a kind of farewell address from Moses before the Israelites ...
The passage we're looking at today comes from Sifrei Devarim, specifically dealing with the laws of shemitat kesafim – the release of debts. This isn't just some dusty legal code, ...
And who are we talking about helping here? "To your brother the pauper," the text specifies. It's that idea of inherent connection, that even in disparity, we are bound to one anot...
