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I do, all the time. Let’s pull up a chair and look at a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. It's a fascina...
We read about a “strong hand,” an “outstretched arm,” signs, and wonders. But what are those, really? The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early Jewish legal interpretations on the ...
In the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, Rabbi Yehudah gives us a fascinating mnemonic device for remembering the ten...
Be!" And then, "Wait... slow down. Your time is almost up." It's enough to make your head spin. That tension – between action and mortality, between boundless potential and the sta...
And nowhere is it more poignant than in the story of Moses, right before his passing. Imagine this: Moses, the greatest prophet, standing at the edge of the Promised Land, knowing ...
In fact, the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early legal midrashim on the book of Deuteronomy, highlights this idea beautifully. It all starts with the verse in Numbers (Bamidbar 2...
Here he was, the leader who brought the Israelites out of Egypt, the one who stood face-to-face with God on Mount Sinai... and none of his sons were deemed fit to succeed him. Acco...
The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling. They saw it reflected in a particularly difficult year for the Israelites, a year marked by a triple tragedy. The Sifrei Devar...
We all know the story: the great leader, having guided his people for forty years through the wilderness, gazes upon the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, and then…the Torah simply te...
