Midrash Rabbah

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The great Midrash Rabbah, a collection of aggadic midrashim on the Torah and the Five Megillot. These rabbinic commentaries explore the deeper meanings of Scripture through parable, allegory, and legend.

Mystery of Suffering and Judges

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 16:1

Specifically, they focused on the verse in Ecclesiastes 5:16: "In addition, all his days, he eats in darkness, and has much anger, illness, and rage." What does it mean to live in ...

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Light of Torah

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 17:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, grapples with these questions. One verse in particular catches our attention: "Behold what I have seen to be good: That it is fine t...

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Court of Solomon and Blessings

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 18:1

And believe it or not, the Book of Ecclesiastes – or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew – grapples with this too. Specifically, Ecclesiastes 5:18 states: “Also any man to whom God has...

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Eli Before the King

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 19:1

The Book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, certainly grapples with this very human feeling. And within Kohelet Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, w...

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Temple of Solomon and Zakkai

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:1

King Solomon, wise beyond measure, certainly did. He saw an "evil under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 6:1), and it wasn't some grand, world-ending catastrophe, but something far more insi...

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Temple of Solomon and Levi

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:1

Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, that sometimes-bleak but always-honest book of the Bible, wrestles with this feeling. Chapter 6, verse 2, hits hard: "A man to whom God gives wealth, asse...

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Cain and Creation of Abel

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 3:1

And the Rabbis of the Midrash, in Kohelet Rabbah, take this even further, using stories and interpretations to unpack the weight of those feelings. One particularly stark verse the...

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King Ahab Before the King

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 4:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, certainly does. And the rabbis, in their insightful commentary Kohelet Rabbah, really dig into this sense of transience. Take this verse from ...

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Proverbs of the King

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 5:1

to a fascinating little parable found in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Ecclesiastes. The verse in question is Ecclesiastes 6:5: “He has also ...

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