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But think about it: a well-aimed, honest rebuke can clear the air, address grievances, and ultimately lead to reconciliation. Our tradition teaches that rebuke, when delivered with...
It's like when Moses, in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), reminds the Israelites about the land G-d promised them, saying, "which the L-rd swore to your fathers… to Abraham, to I...
It's so central to Jewish prayer, so foundational to our understanding of G-d, that we might sometimes take it for granted. But the rabbis of old saw so much depth and meaning pack...
Our tradition has a powerful image for that feeling, and it all revolves around… rain. Specifically, rain in its proper time. Deuteronomy 11:14. Let's take a look: "And I shall giv...
But let’s dive into a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim 313 and see what it reveals. The text uses some powerful imagery to describe God's relationship with Abraham. First, i...
The ancient sages grappled with this very idea. The verse we're looking at today, from Sifrei Devarim 329, part of the legal commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, hits hard. It st...
It's easy to skim over those verses in Genesis, but the Book of Jubilees gives us a peek into his immediate reaction. The text tells us, “And Abraham fell on his face, and rejoiced...
The Book of Jubilees, a text not found in the Hebrew Bible but considered scripture by some, pulls back the curtain on some pretty intense family drama, and the consequences of not...
That feeling resonates deep within a fascinating text called the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, also known as Lesser Genesis, is considered scripture by the Ethiopian Orth...
