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In the book of Bamidbar (Numbers), we find ourselves wrestling with just that: Who gets a share of the Promised Land? The verse in Bamidbar 26:53 states: "To these shall the land b...
Specifically, we're looking at section 156. It's a short passage, but packed with insights into how Jewish law was understood and adapted. The text starts with the phrase, "or to t...
That’s the kind of question that pops up in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations and expansions on the Book of Deuteronomy. In section 209, we stumble upon a fasci...
It wasn't just fabric and thread; it was a carefully constructed, divinely ordained manifestation of glory. Ben Sira, in his wisdom, gives us a glimpse into this splendor. He tells...
We often think of physical strength, maybe a warrior’s prowess. But sometimes, the greatest courage lies in something far more subtle. It lies in…transformation. Let's turn our att...
The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating historical text, gives us a glimpse into just such a moment. It recounts the story of how the Septuagint – the Greek translation of the Hebrew...
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, after that the two sons of Aharon the high priest had died (or, the priests the two elder sons of Aharon had died) at the time of their offering ext...
And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Instruct the children of Israel, and say to them: The priests may eat of My oblation the bread of the order of My table; but that which you ...
Go into the wilderness to meet Moses (Exod. 4:27). Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each ...
