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This idea of "servant" comes up in Sifrei Devarim, that's the book of Deuteronomy, and it got me thinking. The verse we're looking at is Deuteronomy 3:24, where Moses is pleading w...
Today, let's journey to the heart of such a place: Jerusalem, and more specifically, the Temple that once stood there. Our guide for this exploration is the Sifrei Devarim, a colle...
Our tradition has something to say about that, specifically through the lens of Moses, no less. The passage from Sifrei Devarim 29 opens with a rather poignant admission. Moses say...
It's an old, old story. And it seems it was happening even in the time of the prophet Ezekiel. to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim 31, which brings us a discussion about i...
They aren't just random dates; each one marks a significant moment of sorrow, a rupture in our history. The prophet Zechariah, in chapter 8, verse 19, offers a glimmer of hope amid...
We say the words, of course. "V'ahavta et Adonai Elohecha b'chol l'vavcha" – You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart… but what does that actually look like? Our sages ...
It might seem like a minor detail, but when we delve into the texts, we uncover some fascinating layers of meaning. Our journey begins with a verse from Shemot (Exodus) 13:9, talki...
Today, let's dive into a fascinating little puzzle from the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. It revolves around a se...
Let me tell you, they were masters of textual jujitsu, turning verses inside out to reveal hidden meanings. And sometimes, they got into arguments that sound, well, a little… stran...
