Parshat Vayera

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Three angels visit Abraham, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the birth of Isaac, and the Binding of Isaac (the Akedah). Genesis 18:1-22:24.

Marriage of Rabbi Akiva and Moses

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 136:1

In Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal and ethical teachings from the Book of Numbers, we find a discussion about that very moment. Deuteronomy 34:4 tells us, "And the L-rd said...

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Moses's Transgression and Akiva

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 1:8

Turns out, our ancestors wrestled with this question too. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a fascinating glimpse into Moses’s final address ...

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Rabbi Yehudah at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 1:19

The Sifrei Devarim, an ancient rabbinic commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, often finds meaning by looking closely at the names we find in the Torah. Take, for instance, the sto...

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Moses's Transgression

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 11:1

Our ancestors apparently felt that way once, and their reaction is It all starts in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal and homiletical teachings connected to the Book of Deutero...

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Gamliel: Rabbi Shimon at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 25:4

But where do we draw the line? When is it just a colorful way of speaking, and when is it a promise we can truly count on? In Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations ...

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David's Legacy of Solomon

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 27:3

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...

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Ezekiel's Legacy

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 31:3

It's an old, old story. And it seems it was happening even in the time of the prophet Ezekiel. to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim 31, which brings us a discussion about i...

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Gerar and the Patriarchs

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 38:8

It's almost as if they're walking magnets for blessings. Well, Jewish tradition actually speaks to this phenomenon directly, suggesting that the presence of the righteous is a cata...

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Moses: Rabbi Shimon and the Heavenly Realms

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 306:36

It’s a question that’s been pondered for centuries, and one little verse in Devarim (Deuteronomy) offers a fascinating glimpse into the reverence the ancients held for the unspeaka...

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