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Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, particularly when we look at the roles of Aaron and David, and their descendants. Which brings up an interesting comparison: who ...
The Book of Numbers, or Bamidbar in Hebrew, recounts a particularly troubling episode in the Israelites' wanderings. Specifically, our source today comes from Sifrei Bamidbar 131, ...
It’s not as simple as drawing lines on a map! Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers, sheds some light on this. We learn that when t...
The passage opens with the verse from Devarim (Deuteronomy) 3:23: "And I supplicated (va'ethchanan) the L-rd." Va'ethchanan, the text tells us, is a term loaded with entreaty, a he...
We find ourselves in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), where Moses is recounting his life to the Israelites. He’s looking back at his plea to enter the Promised Land, Eretz Yisrae...
It’s a question that echoes through the ages, and Jewish tradition offers a fascinating perspective. The Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal and ethical teachings connected to t...
And in the book of Bamidbar – that's Numbers in English – we find a fascinating glimpse into this very mystery. The verse we're looking at, Numbers 27:16, starts with a prayer: "Le...
It wasn't just about following rules; it was about timing, intention, and connecting with something far greater than ourselves. Let's delve into a fascinating passage from Sifrei B...
Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar). Specifically, we’re looking at Numbers...
