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Ben Sira, that ancient sage, certainly understood the power of temptation. In his wisdom, preserved in the book we know as Ben Sira (also called Sirach or Ecclesiasticus), he offer...
It has some pretty strong words for those of us prone to envy. "In the eye of a fool," Ben Sira tells us, "his portion is small; but he that taketh his neighbour's portion wasteth ...
Simeon, second son of Jacob and Leah, was dying in his hundred and twentieth year. Joseph his brother had already passed. When his sons came to visit, Simeon strengthened himself, ...
Sometimes, it's in those tiny details that we find the biggest insights into the heart of the matter. Take the ritual of the sota, the woman suspected of adultery, described in Num...
Take the curious case of the Sotah – the suspected adulteress – described in the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar). The verse we're focusing on comes from (Numbers 5:29): "This is the law...
It's a heavy place to be, and ancient Jewish law, specifically in the Book of Numbers, addresses this very situation with the ritual of the sotah, the suspected adulteress. But wha...
