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It starts with a question: do words of Torah truly bring joy? Maybe they're like water to someone already learned – essential, sure, but not necessarily exhilarating. That's where ...
The ancient sages grappled with a similar idea when considering the Torah. Could the very words of wisdom, the sacred teachings, ever become… detrimental? Sifrei Devarim, a legal m...
The verse in Deuteronomy (11:22) tells us "to walk in His ways." But what are the ways of the Holy One, Blessed be He? How do we even begin to emulate the Divine? Well, Sifrei Deva...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronomy, grapples with this very feeling. Specifically, it asks a profound question: how can we, as mere mort...
We often think of it as a clearly defined space, but the ancient texts offer a more nuanced, even dynamic, picture. It's not just about drawing lines on a map. It's about the Jewis...
Jewish tradition is full of examples, and Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the book of Deuteronomy, gives us a fascinating peek into this idea. Take the sto...
Moments where the choices seem equally appealing, or equally daunting. This week, in Sifrei Devarim 53, we find a powerful exploration of just that – the choices we face and the il...
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Karcha, in Sifrei Devarim, paints a beautiful picture to help us understand our relationship with the Divine. Imagine a king throwing a grand feast, inviting all...
The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal commentaries on the Book of Deuteronomy, certainly seems to think so. It explores this very idea through the seemingly simp...
