377 texts · Page 40 of 42
King David certainly did. In the ancient text Tanna DeBei Eliyahu Rabbah, we hear David, may his memory be a blessing, express this very sentiment: "My fear is within my joy, and m...
That feeling isn’t new. In fact, there's a beautiful passage in the Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 499 that speaks directly to this. It uses the image of extinguished candles to describe t...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Hebrew Bible, offers a fascinating and poignant glimpse into the deaths of Aaron and Moses. Specifically, Yalkut Shim...
Jewish tradition often sees them as holding special weight, particularly when they come from someone like King David or Solomon. Let's look at a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a coll...
And in the book of Sifrei Devarim, they grappled with just that. They explored the idea of people so lost, so rebellious, that they were called "men of belial." What does belial me...
We’ve all been there. But what if I told you that according to one ancient interpretation, that seemingly small act could be seen as something far more serious? Sifrei Devarim 117,...
In Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations related to the Book of Deuteronomy, we encounter a fascinating discussion about the stoning of a rebellious son, a sorer um...
The passage begins with the seemingly simple phrase, "If men strive together." But who exactly is included in this "striving"? The text asks whether this applies only to conflicts ...
You're not alone. Sifrei Devarim 306 uses a pretty wild image to describe this feeling: "as se'irim upon the herbage." What are se'irim? Think demons, or goat-like spirits. The tex...
