Midrash Aggadah

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Midrash Aggadah texts, a body of rabbinic literature devoted to the narrative, ethical, and homiletical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. These works illuminate Scripture through stories, parables, and theological reflection.

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 8

The tabernacle of the testimony (Exod. 38:21). This refers the Torah in which they labored. The Holy One, blessed be He, said: Because of the Torah and the sacrifices, I will rescu...

TorahPatriarchs

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 9

These are the accounts of the tabernacle … and the bronze of the offering (Exod. 38:21, 29). The bronze of the offering (tenufah) refers to the bronze vessels given to a bride, for...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 10

And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses (Exod. 39:32). May it please our masters to teach us: What things were instituted for the sake of peace? Thus do our masters teach us: Th...

MosesTemple

Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 11

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei 11

And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses (Exod. 39:32). It is written elsewhere in reference to the verse: He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; but with kings upon the...

MosesJob

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 1

(Lev. 1:1:) “Then [the Lord] called unto Moses [and spoke unto him].” This text is related (to Ps. 103:20), “Bless the Lord, O His messengers,1Mal’akhaw. Throughout this section of...

Moses

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 2

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 2

(Lev. 1:1:) “Then [the Lord] called unto Moses.” Let our master instruct us: When the one who leads the prayers makes a mistake by not saying the benediction on the cursing of the ...

Moses

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 3

(Lev. 1:1:) “Then [the Lord] called unto Moses.” This text is related (to Prov. 29:23), “One's pride will bring him low, but the low in spirit will obtain honor.” Whenever anyone p...

Moses

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 4

(Lev. 1:1:) “Then [the Lord] called unto Moses.” From where did He call him? From the tent of meeting. May His name be blessed forever, because He left the upper world and chose to...

MosesSolomon

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 5

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayikra 5

(Lev. 1:7:) “And the sons of Aaron the Priest shall put fire upon the altar, and they shall lay wood in order upon the fire.” (Tamid 2:3:) All of the trees are proper for [altar] f...

Sacrifice