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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 opens with a thought experiment, a kind of "what if" scenario. "I might think, on Channukah..." the text begins. Channukah, the festival of lights, commemorating the re...
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...
Sometimes, these little nuggets offer the biggest insights into how our ancestors lived and understood the world. to one. We're looking at Seifrei Devarim 125, which hangs on a ver...
It's not as simple as "everyone," that's for sure. to what the ancient texts tell us about who’s in, who’s out, and why. The verse we’re unpacking is from Sifrei Devarim, a collect...
The ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the book of Deuteronomy, sheds some light on this, focusing on the commandment that we shouldn’t appear before God "empty-handed...
" We grapple with it in our careers, our relationships... and even when it comes to giving gifts! The ancient rabbis did too. to a fascinating little corner of Jewish law, specific...
It turns out, quite a bit. to a fascinating little corner of Jewish law that deals with exactly this scenario. We're turning to Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 194. Sifrei Dev...
Sometimes, a few simple words open up a whole world of interpretation. Take the phrase "and you shall cut" from Sifrei Devarim 205. Seems simple. But it's a springboard for a fasci...
