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Our first stop: plowing. Deuteronomy 22 tells us, "You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together" (Deuteronomy 22:10). Seems straightforward. But the rabbis of old, never one...
Today, let's dive into a fascinating corner of Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 238, to unpack a law concerning… well, let's just say, a delicate situation. The passage begins ...
The ancient text Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, delves into just that. It all centers around a specific verse, a prohibition against kidnapping found in D...
The Torah itself understands this yearning, this constant state of being in-between. Let's look at a seemingly simple phrase from the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), "and he went do...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a fascinating glimpse into this idea. It starts with the simple phrase: "And you shall ...
Today, let's dive into a little verse from Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy. Specifically, Deuteronomy 26:12. It’s a short verse, but it’s packed with meanin...
The verse we’re looking at speaks of the poor being able to eat "in your gates and be sated." The rabbis, never ones to let a good turn of phrase go unexamined, ask: what does it r...
The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling. And they weren't afraid to address it head-on. In Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal commentaries on the Boo...
And in a fascinating little verse, we get a glimpse of how God saw their unique position in the world. It all comes from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on th...
