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.

Moses's Transgression

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 14:1

Even Moses, the great lawgiver himself, apparently had that problem! The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, a book known for its philosophical musings, contains the line, "The fool ...

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Yiftach and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 15:1

We find ourselves in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The verse in question is Ecclesiastes 10:15: “The toil of the fools will ...

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Solomon's Transgression

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 16:1

Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, grapples with this very question, using the famous story of King Solomon and the two mothers t...

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Mount Sinai and the Lawgiver of Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 18:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, is part of the Ketuvim ("Writings") section of the Hebrew Bible. Kohelet Rabbah, a Midrashic commentary on Ecclesiastes, digs deep into the ve...

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Foundations of Being of Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 19:1

Specifically, they looked closely at the verse: "A feast is made for laughter, wine cheers the living, and money answers everything" (Ecclesiastes 10:18). Now, on the surface, that...

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Choirs of Angels and Curses

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 20:1

Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, delves into this very human experience, urging us to be mindful of our thoughts and words, esp...

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Rabbi Beivai and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:1

Today, we’re diving into a passage from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Ecclesiastes, that explores this very idea through the verse: “Cast ...

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Rabbi Eliezer and the Patriarchs

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:1

"Distribute a portion to seven, and also to eight, as you do not know what evil will be upon the earth" (Ecclesiastes 11:2). Simple enough. But what does it mean? That’s where Kohe...

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Rabbi Mona in Solomon's Court

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 3:1

"If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the land," it says, "and if the tree falls in the south, or in the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it sh...

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