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.

Ark of Salvation and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:22

Talk about a tough crowd! We find ourselves in the book of Numbers, Bamidbar in Hebrew, and the people are, shall we say, less than grateful. They're constantly complaining, doubti...

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Hell and Its Gates of However

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:23

We find ourselves in a similar place in Bamidbar Rabbah 16, grappling with the aftermath of the Israelites' lack of faith and their subsequent punishment of wandering the desert fo...

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Moses and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:24

That feeling resonates deeply in a powerful passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 16. It explores the fraught relationship between God and the Israelites, focusing on their repeated rejecti...

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Moses and the Ark

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:25

In the book of Numbers, we find Moses doing just that, wrestling with God over the fate of the Israelites. It’s a moment of incredible intensity, revealing a deep and complex relat...

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Mikha and the Lawgiver

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:26

It’s a question that echoes throughout Jewish tradition, and one place we find it wrestled with is in Bamidbar Rabbah – specifically, in section 16. Bamidbar Rabbah, if you're not ...

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Eglon and Noah

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:27

It’s a question that resonates throughout Jewish tradition, and one that the Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, tackles head-on. The passag...

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Kingdom of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:28

That’s kind of the situation the Israelites found themselves in after the sin of the spies. They'd just heard a terrifying report about the Land of Israel and, gripped by fear, the...

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Joshua and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 17:1

The ancient rabbis pondered this very question, drawing a profound parallel between a human father and God, our ultimate Father. to Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically section 17, to unp...

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Isaac: Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 17:2

It wasn't just about following the rules, but about heart and intention. to a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 17 and see what we can uncover. Rabbi Tanhuma bar Abba, quoti...

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