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It suggests that the very act of inquiry, of delving into the Torah, brings its own reward. The text tells us that the Torah itself testifies that reward comes from inquiry. How so...
It’s a very human experience, and something our Sages grappled with constantly. Let me tell you a story from the Sifrei Devarim that captures this perfectly. Once upon a time, Rabb...
The book of Devarim, Deuteronomy, really wrestles with this idea when it warns the Israelites about the practices of the Canaanites. "All the places where the nations worshipped…" ...
It's like eavesdropping on a divine conversation about where and how to live a righteous life. The text opens with a seemingly simple instruction: "But only before the L-rd your G-...
The Torah, our guide through life's complexities, anticipates these moments. Let's delve into one, found in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deu...
It’s uncanny, really. This passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, does just that. It dives straight into questions of lendin...
to Sifrei Devarim 117, a passage that explores the profound impact of giving, both in deed and in word. The passage begins by asking, "Whence do I derive (the same for) even a hund...
But like so many things in Jewish tradition, the answer, or rather the layers of answers, are richer and more meaningful than you might expect. R. Shimon, in Sifrei Devarim, tells ...
We read in 1 Samuel that they yearned to be "like all the nations." But what was really driving that desire? Rabbi Nehorai, as quoted in Sifrei Devarim, gives us a rather startling...
