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The verse we're looking at is from Bamidbar (Numbers) 35:21: "Or if in hatred he strike him with his hand..." Now, what does that seemingly simple phrase really mean? The text unpa...
Maybe it's because, according to our tradition, words have power. Real, tangible power. And how we use that power matters. The book of Devarim, Deuteronomy, reminds us of this in a...
The text we're exploring today comes from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. It's a fascinating look at what could hav...
It's not just about the win itself, but about the obstacles overcome. Take the story of Og, King of Bashan. We find him mentioned in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy). Now, Og wasn...
We usually think of it as a place, a country known for its cedars. But what if it’s more than that? Our sages in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretation...
Sometimes, the simplest name holds a universe of meaning. Take the word levanon, or Lebanon. Why that name? The Sifrei Devarim, an early Jewish legal text on the book of Deuteronom...
We often picture him as this towering, almost superhuman figure, but behind the miracles and the commandments, there was a real person grappling with a monumental task. And sometim...
Specifically, in the first chapter, where the Israelites are poised to enter the Promised Land. We read, "and the cities to which we will come" (Deuteronomy 1:28). The Sifrei Devar...
But instead of rejoicing, a wave of despair washed over them. "And you murmured in your tents..." That simple phrase from Sifrei Devarim (Deuteronomy) opens a window into a moment ...
