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.

Edom Before the King

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 5:1

And maybe, just maybe, that's part of the point. Ecclesiastes 11:5 tells us, "Just as you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones grow in the womb of one who is pregnant...

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Rabbi Akiva and Solomon of Yishmael

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 6:1

And they found wisdom in the most unexpected of places: a farmer's field. The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, as it's known in Hebrew, offers some surprisingly practical advice t...

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Temple of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:1

Uplifting, even. The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as we know it in Hebrew, captures this feeling perfectly: "The light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to behold the sun."...

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Eve's Miracle

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, grapples with these very questions. And the rabbis of the Midrash, in Kohelet Rabbah, offer a fascinating take on one particular ver...

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Wages of Sin and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 9:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, wrestles with that very idea. It's a book of wisdom, attributed to King Solomon, but some of its verses have sparked d...

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Wisdom of Solomon and Akavya

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:1

It’s a universal feeling, and it’s one that the ancient sages grappled with too. The book of Kohelet, Ecclesiastes, wrestles with the meaning of life, and Kohelet Rabbah, a rabbini...

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Court of Solomon and Levi

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:1

And the rabbis of old, in their infinite wisdom, dove deep into its poetic verses, finding layers of meaning we might miss today. We're looking at Kohelet Rabbah, a rabbinic commen...

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Solomon the Builder

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 3:1

It all centers around a verse from Ecclesiastes 12:3, a verse filled with cryptic imagery: "On the day that the guards of the house will tremble, the men of valor will be bent, the...

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Court of Solomon and Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 4:1

Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, certainly thinks so. Chapter 12 is a powerful, poetic meditation on aging, and the Rabbis, as they so often do, dug deep to unlock...

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