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.

Borders of the Promise

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 309:1

And it's not just some abstract concept. It's woven right into the fabric of our stories. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, brings this idea to life i...

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Manna from Heaven

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 313:14

And it's all tucked away in a short but potent verse from Sifrei Devarim 313, a midrashic text on the Book of Deuteronomy. The verse says, "He built them up," and it's explained as...

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Yeshurun and Noah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 318:1

That’s the image Sifrei Devarim 318 paints for us, riffing on the verse "and the blood of the grape will you drink as wine." It’s not about hard work, the text suggests. No more ti...

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David the Poet

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 321:15

The ancient rabbis grappled with this feeling too, and they found ways to understand it through the lens of Torah. We find a powerful example of this in Sifrei Devarim, a collectio...

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Kingdom of Titus

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 328:3

The passage focuses on a figure synonymous with the destruction of the Second Temple: Titus. We're not just talking about a Roman general here; we're talking about a symbol of arro...

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Joshua: World to Come

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 334:1

Not just any song, but the song. The kind of song that echoes through eternity? Sifrei Devarim, in section 334, gives us a glimpse into this profound idea. It states, "Great is 'so...

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Hoshea and Creation

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 342:2

The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, points out this fascinating characteristic of the prophets. "And this is the bl...

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Seir Among the Fathers

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 343:9

It’s a question that resonates through the ages, and the Sifrei Devarim, an ancient commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a fascinating perspective. The text begins with th...

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Mount Sinai in Joseph's Time

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 343:10

Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim (interpretations) on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a fascinating breakdown. It suggests there aren't just one or two defining mo...

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