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It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for centuries, and Jewish tradition grapples with it head-on. We find one compelling, if somewhat challenging, answer in the Sifrei Devarim,...
It might seem like a minor detail, but when we delve into the texts, we uncover some fascinating layers of meaning. Our journey begins with a verse from Shemot (Exodus) 13:9, talki...
The text poses a hypothetical: How do we know the same person built both cities? Maybe a different architect was involved. The answer lies in the lineage of Cham, son of Noah. Gene...
And their example involves a would-be conqueror with a spectacularly bad sales strategy. to Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy. In section 37,...
And when it comes to the divine, the question of watchfulness, of attentiveness, becomes even more profound. The ancient text Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronom...
Here, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a towering figure in Jewish mysticism – tradition ascribes the authorship of the Zohar to him – uses a powerful analogy to illustrate our relationshi...
And they had some pretty strong ideas about the root cause. Jeremiah, in the book that bears his name, cries out (Jeremiah 9:11-12): "Who is the wise man who will understand this, ...
Sometimes, those little asides open up a whole world of understanding. Take this one, from Sifrei Devarim 43, connected to the verse "And I shall give grass in your field to your b...
Jewish tradition certainly understands that feeling, and sometimes, it uses stark contrasts to drive home the point. Today, we're diving into a passage from Sifrei Devarim, specifi...
