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.

Dawn of the World and Shmuel

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 6:1

And the ancient rabbis, in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on Ecclesiastes, really dig into this idea. The verse in question is Ecclesiastes 6:6-7: “Were h...

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Proverbs of the King and Should

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:1

The Kohelet Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on Ecclesiastes, wrestles with this very question. It's not just about being smart; it’s about how knowledg...

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Temple of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 9:1

That feeling of grasping at smoke...of the wind slipping through your fingers. Well, the ancient wisdom of Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, speaks directly to this feeling. And Kohelet Ra...

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Moses: Adam and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 10:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, wrestles with these very feelings. One verse in particular, Ecclesiastes 6:10, really gets to the heart of it: "What w...

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Ring of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 11:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, wrestles with this feeling constantly. And the rabbinic commentary on it, Kohelet Rabbah, dives even deeper into the fleeting nature of, well,...

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Solomon's Judgment and David

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 12:1

The Book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, wrestles with these very questions. It asks, "For who knows what is good for man in his life, all the days of his life of vanity, that he spen...

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Fine: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:1

Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, throws us a curveball right from the start: "A good name is better than fine oil, and the day of death than the day of one's birth" (Ecclesiastes 7:1). Whoa....

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Teachings of Aaron and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:2

to a fascinating discussion from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Ecclesiastes, about the appointment of Aaron as the High Priest. The Rabbis...

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The Ark of the Covenant and Abba

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:3

Rabbi Shimon ben Yoḥai, a prominent figure in the Zohar (the foundational text of Jewish mysticism), puts it this way: a good name is more beloved than the Ark of the Covenant itse...

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