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Our text from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, grapples with this very question. It starts with a seemingly simple commandment: the...
The Book of Devarim, Deuteronomy, dives right into this question. It's in chapter 13, verse 2, where it says, "If there arise in your midst a prophet..." But it doesn’t just stop t...
to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal commentaries on the Book of Deuteronomy, that wrestles with this very issue. The text begins by discussing "a dr...
Did Moses, standing there on Mount Sinai, suddenly become a zoologist specializing in every creature under the sun? It's a question that's bothered scholars for centuries, and it p...
The answer, unsurprisingly, is a resounding "no." But the reasoning behind that "no" is to a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deute...
It's all about intention, about truly engaging with what we do. The text opens with Moses, no less, urging the people: "Take care to study these things and to expound them." It sou...
But like so many things in Jewish tradition, the answer, or rather the layers of answers, are richer and more meaningful than you might expect. R. Shimon, in Sifrei Devarim, tells ...
It's all about rejoicing – simchah – and how it manifests on various holidays. The passage highlights three types of offerings or celebrations: re'iah, chagigah, and simchah. A re'...
We often think of judges as these impartial figures, robed and removed, but Jewish tradition delves into the nitty-gritty of who sits on the beth din (court of law) and what makes ...
