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 Faces Judgment and Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:19

That feeling is all over the story of the Exodus, and it really hits hard in the early chapters of the Book of Exodus. to a moment of crisis, as understood by the ancient Rabbis in...

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Datan in Joseph's Time

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:20

In the Book of Exodus, we read, "The foremen of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, saying: Why have you not fulfilled your appointed...

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Moses and the Promised Land of Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:21

That feeling... well, it's not new. It echoes all the way back to ancient Egypt, to the very dawn of the Israelite nation. We find ourselves in the book of Exodus, Shemot in Hebrew...

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Moses and Creation of Pharaoh

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:22

It’s a moment of raw honesty from Moses himself. The story begins after Moses relays God's message to Pharaoh – the one demanding freedom for the Israelites. Instead of freedom, Ph...

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Passover and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:23

It's one of those burning questions that lingers after you read the Book of Exodus. We celebrate Passover every year, retelling the story of the Exodus, and Moses is the central fi...

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Solomon's Journey and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 6:1

Our sages explored this very human tendency in fascinating ways, especially when looking at the stories of Solomon and Moses. Our journey begins with a verse from Exodus (6:2-3): “...

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Moses and Creation of Aviram

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 6:2

Even Moses, the great lawgiver, felt that way. Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, offers us a fascinating glimpse into a moment where Mo...

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Moses Receives the Torah and Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 6:3

This particular passage, Shemot Rabbah 6, uses a parable to illuminate a fascinating aspect of Moses' relationship with God. Rabbi Meir offers a vivid analogy. Imagine a king marry...

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Isaac: Abraham's Transgression

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 6:4

This very human experience echoes in the ancient texts, specifically in a powerful passage from Shemot Rabbah, a compilation of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus. The ...

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