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, Shmini 11

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Shmini 11

And to the elders of Israel: Rabbi Akiva said, "Israel is compared to a bird - just like a bird cannot fly without wings, so [too,] Israel cannot do anything without elders. Rabbi ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Shmini 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Shmini 12

And he said to them, "Approach and carry your brothers": And has it not already been stated, "And fire went out from in front of the Lord and consumed them?" Rather, blessed be the...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 1

(Lev. 12:2:) “When a woman emits her seed and bears a male.” This text is related (to Job 29:2), “O that I were as in the months of old, [as in the days when God watched over me]!”...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 2

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 2

Another interpretation (of Lev. 12:2), “and bears a male”: This text is related (to I Sam. 2:2), “There is no holy one like the Lord, for there is none beside You.” What is the mea...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 3

Another interpretation (of Lev. 12:2), “When a woman emits her seed [and bears a male]”: If the woman comes first, she bears a male; if the man comes first, [she bears] a female.8B...

Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 4

(Lev. 12:6:) “And when the days of her purification are fulfilled [for either a son or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb in its first year for a burnt offering….]” Why does sh...

Sacrifice

Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 5

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 5

(Lev. 12:3:) “And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” It is not written here that one lays out expenses over circumcision. See how much Israel loves ...

Covenant

Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 6

(Lev. 13:2:) “When anyone has [on the skin of his flesh a swelling or a sore or a bright spot].” This text is related (to Job 38:25), “Who split open a channel for the flow (shtp) ...

Judgment

Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Tazria 7

(Lev. 13:2) “When anyone has on the skin of his flesh.” Why does it not say, “Speak unto the Children of Israel,” just as it says in all the [other] sections22In the Pentateuch the...