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The Book of Numbers (Bamidbar) 31:6 tells us, "And Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the host, them and Pinchas." But the Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of ancient rab...
to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a rabbinic commentary on the Book of Numbers, and explore the complexities of war, justice, and the consequences of bad counsel. The ...
We often picture Moses, Moshe Rabbenu, as this towering, almost superhuman figure. The one who parted the Red Sea, who received the Torah on Mount Sinai. But the truth, as Jewish t...
The Torah dedicates significant space to the idea of cities of refuge, places where someone who has accidentally killed another person can flee and find protection. But when exactl...
In the Torah, we find the concept of cities of refuge, places where someone who accidentally committed manslaughter could flee and find sanctuary. But the details, as always, are f...
The ancient rabbis pondered this very human feeling, but they turned it on its head. What if, even in our darkest moments, in our deepest exiles, we are never truly alone? What if ...
The very first verse throws us a curveball: "These are the words which Moses spoke..." (Deuteronomy 1:1). Seems simple enough. But wait a minute. Didn't Moses write the entire Tora...
Turns out, our ancestors wrestled with this question too. The Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a fascinating glimpse into Moses’s final address ...
That’s precisely what’s happening at the very beginning of Sefer Devarim, the Book of Deuteronomy. The text wastes no time diving right in. It says, "across the Jordan," and "in th...
