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It concerns the ma'aser ani, the poor-tithe. Deuteronomy 14:29 instructs us to provide for "the stranger, the orphan, and the widow that are in your gates." Seems straightforward. ...
The Shmita, the Sabbatical year, mandated that every seventh year, all debts were to be forgiven. A beautiful concept. A clean slate, a chance for everyone to start fresh. As it sa...
Jewish tradition tackles this head-on, and a fascinating passage in Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the book of Deuteronomy, offers some pretty profound answers. The verse we're...
The passage focuses on Deuteronomy 17:8, which speaks of difficult cases that require resolution. It says, “If a case is too difficult for you to judge, between blood and blood, be...
Jewish tradition definitely thinks so, especially when it comes to matters of communal responsibility, like war. to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early...
Isn't it wild to think about peace even in the middle of war? We often think of them as opposites, but Jewish tradition sees a deep connection, a need for peace that permeates ever...
to an ancient text, Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 200, to unpack some fascinating, and frankly, challenging ideas about war, peace, and dealing with "the other." This partic...
It's fascinating to consider how seemingly disparate aspects of life were connected, and Sifrei Devarim 208 offers us a tantalizing glimpse into this very connection. The text open...
That’s the kind of question that pops up in Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations and expansions on the Book of Deuteronomy. In section 209, we stumble upon a fasci...
