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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...
Heaven, the Messiah, resurrection... But how does it all fit together? Well, let’s take a peek into Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy...
He uses a striking verse from Proverbs (27:7) to illustrate a powerful point: "The sated soul will tread down a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul all bitter is sweet." It's a beaut...
Wouldn't you worry about who was going to protect everything? That's exactly the question the Israelites had. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, brings...
And the answer, according to Jewish tradition, is wonderfully layered. Deuteronomy (Devarim) 12:5 tells us, "But to the place that the L-rd your G-d will choose of all your tribes…...
The book of Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the book of Deuteronomy, presents us with a bit of a puzzle. We're talking about the place where the Temple in ...
