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The Talmud and Midrash are FULL of debates about how justice should be applied, especially when dealing with something as serious as accidental death. to one of those fascinating d...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of Midrashic teachings, gives us a glimpse into the heart of Moshe at this pivotal moment, drawing on Torah 816. Moshe pleads, "Pray let me cross ...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. And in the Sifrei Bamidbar, a mishnah of legal commentary on the Book of Numbers, they explore this very idea, using the story of the Israelites i...
Today, we’re going to explore just a tiny piece of that world, focusing on a passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar in...
There's a fascinating passage in Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of ancient rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers, that dives deep into this very idea. It uses the st...
What seems like a simple act is actually steeped in tradition, detail, and a whole lot of meaning. Let's unpack it. The Book of Numbers, Bamidbar in Hebrew, gives us the source for...
Sifrei Bamidbar, an ancient commentary on the Book of Numbers, unpacks this seemingly simple phrase in a multitude of beautiful and insightful ways. The most straightforward unders...
We've all been there. But what if I told you there's a secret to unlocking a divine response? A way to have your prayers truly heard? It's all about the idea of God "lifting His co...
It's almost like one verse says one thing, and another… well, it says the opposite! It can be confusing. But Jewish tradition is brilliant at wrestling with these apparent contradi...
