Prophecy

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Explore 2,755 Jewish texts related to the theme of Prophecy, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

The Ark of the Covenant and Jerusalem

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It's more than just history; it's about rest, inheritance, and a divine promise. The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy, offers a fasc...

Amalek Before the Flood

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Our tradition grapples with these questions all the time, especially when it comes to seemingly disparate commandments. to one such conundrum, found in Sifrei Devarim, concerning t...

Elijah at the Temple and Yehudah

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Our journey begins in Sifrei Devarim, a part of the Deuteronomic literature, specifically in section 70. We stumble upon a seemingly straightforward instruction: "lest you offer up...

Ezekiel: Judah and Adam

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You stumble across something familiar, but the context is… different. Let's untangle a little bit of that today, drawing from Sifrei Devarim. We find a curious phrase: "as He spoke...

Moses in Joseph's Time and Amram

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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...

Rabbi Akiva and the Origins of the World

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Maybe they gave you bad advice, or maybe they completely changed their tune on something important. How do you know who to trust, especially when it comes to matters of faith? The ...

Holy Sanctuary of Temple

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It’s from Sifrei Devarim, a portion of the book of Deuteronomy, and it unpacks what it REALLY means to serve God. The verse (Deuteronomy 13:5, or 13:6 in some translations) is pret...

Fire of the Prophet and Egypt

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Imagine, then, the weight of twisting the very words of the Divine. That's what we're talking about today, drawing from the ancient text of Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 86....

Rabbi Akiva and Joseph

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What's the ultimate betrayal? To be led away from God, the very source of our being. That's what's at stake in the passage from Sifrei Devarim we're about to explore. The text focu...