Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Lord and the Fires of Gehenna

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 43:10

The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronomy, sheds light on this. It wasn't just some abstract evil, but something much more relatable – a twiste...

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Prophecy of Nebuchadnezzar

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 43:32

That feeling of déjà vu, that unsettling sense that we've been here before… it's a powerful one, and it echoes through Jewish history, particularly when we talk about exile. Sifrei...

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Tzidkiyahu Faces Judgment

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 43:34

The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, presents a fascinating discussion around the concept of "quickly" – specifically, the phrase "...

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How David Sought the Place God Would Choose for Worship

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 62:1

And the answer, according to Jewish tradition, is wonderfully layered. Deuteronomy (Devarim) 12:5 tells us, "But to the place that the L-rd your G-d will choose of all your tribes…...

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Shiloh and the Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 74:6

It's like eavesdropping on a divine conversation about where and how to live a righteous life. The text opens with a seemingly simple instruction: "But only before the L-rd your G-...

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The Three Lands Promised to Abraham's Descendants

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 75:3

You stumble across something familiar, but the context is… different. Let's untangle a little bit of that today, drawing from Sifrei Devarim. We find a curious phrase: "as He spoke...

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The Condemned City That Embraced Idolatry

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 94:1

Like you think you understand a passage, and then BAM! – something comes along and flips your understanding on its head? Well, buckle up, because we’re about to explore one such mo...

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Which Animals Are Forbidden and How We Know

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 101:10

In Hebrew, the phrase Sifrei Devarim refers to the book of Deuteronomy. The passage we're looking at tackles a fundamental question: how do we know which animals are forbidden? The...

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If the Witnesses Cannot Execute Who Can

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 152:1

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 ...

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