Parshat Shemot

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The Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, the birth of Moses, Moses at the burning bush, and God's call to liberate His people. Exodus 1:1-6:1.

Moses's Transgression and Akiva

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 1:8

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 ...

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Moses: Adam at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 1:13

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...

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Moses and Creation of Adar

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 2:3

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...

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Death of David and Moses

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 2:8

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...

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Sichon and Moses

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 3:3

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...

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Moses's Transgression

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 11:1

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...

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Life of Moses

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 12:1

We find a fascinating, almost exasperated, glimpse of this in the book of Devarim – Deuteronomy. Specifically, Deuteronomy 1:12. "How can I bear alone your contentiousness?" Moses ...

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Story of Moses and Korah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 12:4

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 ...

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Moses Studies Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 14:1

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...

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