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The Yalkut Shimoni, a vast collection of rabbinic commentary and interpretations, grapples with this very question as it explores the story of Devorah, the prophetess and judge. Th...
R’ Shim’on ben Lakish makes a startling claim: Pinhas is Eliahu! Yes, Pinhas, the zealous priest who took action to stop the plague, is none other than the prophet Elijah, who will...
We're going to dive into a fascinating passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers. Specifically, we're looking at Bamidbar 5:12, whi...
That tension, that space of uncertainty, is precisely where we find ourselves in this passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations expanding on the Book of N...
to a passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a legal commentary on the Book of Numbers, that sheds light on this. Our focus is on Numbers 30:10, which addresses the validity of vows made by ...
It tells us that the commandments shouldn't feel like an antiquated edict, something ignored and forgotten. Instead, they should feel brand new, urgent, something everyone rushes t...
Jewish tradition understands this bond deeply, and it's beautifully illustrated through stories in our sacred texts. Take King Hezekiah, or Chizkiyahu, of Judah. He didn’t just rul...
Wouldn't you worry about who was going to protect everything? That's exactly the question the Israelites had. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, brings...
Our journey begins in Sifrei Devarim, a part of the Deuteronomic literature, specifically in section 70. We stumble upon a seemingly straightforward instruction: "lest you offer up...
