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And it might just surprise you. Deuteronomy, or Devarim (דברים) in Hebrew, chapter 13, verse 1, opens with a powerful statement: "The entire thing that I command you." But it's the...
In Judaism, that feeling extends to the sacred commands, the mitzvot. How closely do we need to follow them? Can we embellish a little? Maybe cut a corner or two? Well, the book of...
But trust me, there's some fascinating reasoning hidden in there. to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, and see how th...
Jewish law, particularly when it comes to tithes and offerings, can sometimes feel that way. Let’s untangle a little thread today, focusing on a specific phrase and what it reveals...
But even in other years, the rules about tithing could get pretty complex. We find ourselves in the book of Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 109, diving deep into the nuances o...
Jewish law, especially when we’re talking about something as fundamental as economic justice, is all about those details. to a fascinating little corner of the Sifrei Devarim, a le...
Sometimes, it's in those tiny details that we find the biggest revelations. Let's take a little dive into a passage from Sifrei Devarim (that's a collection of early rabbinic legal...
Jewish tradition is full of these details, and each one is packed with meaning. to a seemingly simple phrase from Sifrei Devarim 129: "sheep and cattle." It seems straightforward e...
The ancient rabbis wrestled with this very dilemma, particularly when it came to observing Pesach, Passover. to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 131,...
