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It tells us that the commandments shouldn't feel like an antiquated edict, something ignored and forgotten. Instead, they should feel brand new, urgent, something everyone rushes t...
Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai grappled with this very question. He believed that it wasn't truly kiddush Hashem, a sanctification of God's name, if the words and actions of righteous ind...
Jewish tradition certainly understands that feeling, and sometimes, it uses stark contrasts to drive home the point. Today, we're diving into a passage from Sifrei Devarim, specifi...
The ancient sages understood that yearning, and they left us clues, breadcrumbs on a path. And according to Sifrei Devarim, an early rabbinic commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy,...
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...
I do, all the time. Take this one, from Sifrei Devarim (90), a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy. It's about the seemingly simple act of stoning someone as punishment, but trus...
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...
I’m talking about Jericho, the ancient city whose story is far more than just walls tumbling down. It’s about oaths, consequences, and a chilling fulfillment of prophecy. We all kn...
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...
