The Foreskin Is So Repulsive That Scripture Uses It to Shame the Wicked

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWill the Lord of Hosts Shield JerusalemOn the night of the Exodus, Israel was commanded to mark the doorposts and lintels of their homes with the blood of the Passover lamb, and the verse promises, "

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelProvisions, Too, They Could Not Make for ThemselvesThe Torah records a striking detail about the Israelites' departure from Egypt: "and provisions, too, they could not make for themselves." The Mekhilta reads th

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelHow Were They Rewarded for This? Holy Is Israel Unto the LordExplaining why the sea was split, the Mekhilta records an opinion that locates the merit not in any single deed but in Israel's trust. Others say: the faith tha

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThis Obtains Not with Egypt Alone, but with All(this obtains) not with Egypt alone, but with all who afflict Israel throughout the generations. As it is written (Psalms 78:66) "And He beat back His foes. Ete

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelThey Thought to Destroy Israel by Water(Exodus 14:26) "And the L–rd said to Moses: Stretch forth your hand over the sea": It will not stand against you and it will not deviate from your command. "and

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelAn Analogy a Dove, Fleeing a Hawk, Enters a King's PalaceAn analogy: A dove, fleeing a hawk, enters a king's palace, whereupon the king opens the eastern window for her, whence she escapes. The hawk, following, the ki

The Foreskin Is So Repulsive That Scripture Uses It to Shame the Wicked

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