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Here, we're grappling with a seemingly specific scenario: a man with two wives, one loved and one "hated" – though "less favored" might be a kinder, more accurate translation. The ...
Jewish tradition grapples with this, especially when it comes to a concept called sorer umoreh, the "wayward and rebellious son." Now, the term sorer umoreh itself is fascinating. ...
And not in some vague, karmic way, but with a precision that's both awe-inspiring and, frankly, a little terrifying. Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal commentari...
Specifically, we're looking at the verse saying "and there will not be with him a strange god." Now, on the surface, this seems pretty straightforward: no idolatry. And one interpr...
The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a couple of stark examples, pulling no punches. The first offense? Doing "strange" things. Sounds vague. Bu...
Like you're putting your energy into something that's just... not really there? Our ancestors grappled with this too. The ancient text, Sifrei Devarim (Deuteronomy), dives deep int...
The ancient rabbis wrestled with that feeling too, especially when considering the relationship between Israel and the other nations. We find a powerful, raw expression of this in ...
It all starts with a verse from Deuteronomy – or Devarim, as we call it in Hebrew. It says, "…and by this thing you shall prolong days." (Devarim, Ibid.) But what is "this thing?" ...
It’s a question that bubbles up from time to time, and our sages, bless their memory, certainly pondered it. What did the other nations make of that earth-shattering event? Well, S...
