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We're diving into the fascinating world of the Nazir – the Nazirite – and some seriously intricate rules about their sacred commitment. In the Book of Numbers – Bamidbar in Hebrew ...
The Torah tells us in Bamidbar (Numbers) 6:21, "This is the law of the Nazirite." Now, the Nazirite, or Nazir (נזיר), is someone who takes a special vow to abstain from wine, cut t...
But the text goes on to explain that all who hate the righteous are, in effect, haters of the Holy One, blessed be He. Think of it like this: when we strike out against goodness, a...
The Israelites, fresh out of Egypt and wandering in the desert, definitely knew that feeling. We find ourselves in Bamidbar (Numbers), specifically chapter 11, verse 18. The people...
The Torah, in the book of Bamidbar (Numbers), gives us a pretty stark example of that. We’re talking about the story of the mann, the miraculous food from heaven that sustained the...
It’s a question that's echoed through generations, and one that the ancient sages grappled with deeply. to one small corner of this vast conversation, found in Sifrei Bamidbar, a r...
In Bamidbar (Numbers) 28:18, we encounter the phrase, "On the first day it is a calling of holiness." What does that even mean? Well, the Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal int...
That’s precisely what’s happening at the very beginning of Sefer Devarim, the Book of Deuteronomy. The text wastes no time diving right in. It says, "across the Jordan," and "in th...
The ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, grapples with this very question, and it's a surprisingly potent message for us today. There's a powerf...
