Soul

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Explore 2,040 Jewish texts related to the theme of Soul, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Bond of the Soul and From

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Our tradition certainly thinks so. This idea is explored powerfully in Sifrei Devarim, the ancient commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy. It uses a seemingly simple verse about man...

Repair of the Soul and Judaism

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Our guide for this journey is Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. Specifically, we're looking at section 190, which deals with the ver...

Light of the Soul and Deut

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The passage we're looking at, Sifrei Devarim 190, tackles some surprisingly modern questions: What's the punishment for shaming someone? What are the physical requirements for goin...

Dust of the Earth

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The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on Deuteronomy, really digs into this. Let's look at Deuteronomy 20:16: "But from the cities of these people… you shall no...

Secrets Within Torah

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The ancient text, Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, grapples with this very issue. It centers on a specific passage dealing with an unsolved murder. : a body...

Written and Oral Law

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We all have. But what happens when that promise is to the Almighty? What kind of weight does that hold? Today, let's delve into a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim 266, a tex...

Transmigration of Souls

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Would you be allowed to pluck a few as you worked? The Torah actually addresses this very question, and like so many things in Jewish law, the answer isn't quite as simple as you m...

Bond of the Soul

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It sounds strange, I know. But let's dive into a fascinating corner of Jewish law, specifically from Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Deuteronom...

Joseph and His Brothers of Israelite

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The ancient text Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, delves into just that. It all centers around a specific verse, a prohibition against kidnapping found in D...