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The very first verse throws us a curveball: "These are the words which Moses spoke..." (Deuteronomy 1:1). Seems simple enough. But wait a minute. Didn't Moses write the entire Tora...
Turns out, our ancestors wrestled with this question too. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a fascinating glimpse into Moses’s final address ...
We often think of them as a simple recap of the journey from Egypt, but the very first verse hints at something more. It begins by listing the places where Moses spoke to the Israe...
Deuteronomy 1:3 states, "And it was, in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel." Okay, so the eleventh mont...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, brings up this very point by looking at the death of King David. "And thus do y...
He knows they need a good talking-to, a serious reminder of their responsibilities. But he can't just launch into a lecture, can he? Timing, as they say, is everything. Sifrei Deva...
Our ancestors apparently felt that way once, and their reaction is It all starts in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal and homiletical teachings connected to the Book of Deutero...
Our source today is Sifrei Devarim 12, a section of the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronomy. It paints a rather unflattering picture of some ...
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...
