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It's all about capital punishment, and it raises some serious questions about accountability. The text states: "And whence is it derived that if he does not die by the hand of the ...
Sometimes, it's in the seemingly small details that we find the biggest surprises. Take horses, for example. Yes, horses! Deuteronomy, Devarim in Hebrew, chapter 17, verse 16, tell...
The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, introduces us to this shoel av. The text defines him as a necromancer – someone who attempts to communicate with the...
It ends with the rather blunt statement: "then he shall be put to death." Yikes. What exactly does that mean? Well, the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpr...
It wasn't as simple as a one-size-fits-all approach. The legal system, as described in texts like Sifrei Devarim, was surprisingly sophisticated, with different outcomes depending ...
It's truly astonishing. Take something as fundamental as the rules of testimony. We might think it’s straightforward, but they delved into every nook and cranny of the Torah to ens...
It's more complex and nuanced than you might think. We often hear about it as a straightforward principle: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. But what happens when the scales ...
The passage we're looking at, Sifrei Devarim 190, tackles some surprisingly modern questions: What's the punishment for shaming someone? What are the physical requirements for goin...
Deuteronomy, or Devarim in Hebrew, chapter 20 verse 8, gives us a glimpse into this often-overlooked role. It says, "Then the officers shall speak further to the people..." It soun...
