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This idea of "servant" comes up in Sifrei Devarim, that's the book of Deuteronomy, and it got me thinking. The verse we're looking at is Deuteronomy 3:24, where Moses is pleading w...
And it's all about… water. Think about Egypt. Specifically, the Nile. Egypt is basically a flat plain. Sifrei Devarim, commenting on Deuteronomy 11:10, points out that in Egypt, th...
The ancient text Sifrei Devarim offers a beautiful, almost poetic, explanation. It's all about how the land drinks, how it's sustained, and what that reveals about our relationship...
Sifrei Devarim, a part of Jewish legal literature, uses that very image to kick off a powerful message about Torah study. It paints a picture of two people walking a mil (a unit of...
Moses, the guy who led them out of Egypt, parted the Red Sea, and received the Torah on Mount Sinai. You'd imagine he was constantly laying down the law. But according to the Sifre...
Isn’t it amazing sometimes, the things we take for granted? We rush through our days, caught up in the whirlwind, and forget the truly monumental things that have shaped us. Like, ...
Jewish law, or halakha, sometimes feels that way – meticulously detailing every aspect of life. But hidden within these details, we often find profound ethical and spiritual lesson...
For the Jewish people, the Exodus from Egypt is that moment. And it echoes even in the details of how we celebrate Passover, Pesach, the festival commemorating that liberation. Our...
It turns out Moses felt the same way as he prepared to leave the Israelites. He needed someone – or something – to vouch for the covenant, to make sure no one could later claim the...
