Parshat Behar

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The sabbatical year, the jubilee year, laws of land ownership, and the prohibition against usury. Leviticus 25:1-26:2.

House of David and Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 5:9

Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the book of Deuteronomy, dives right into this thorny issue. It all starts with a verse from Job 34:30: “He prevents a deceitf...

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The Golden Calf

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 5:13

Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy, opens a window into just such a possibility. It begins with the verse, "When you approach a city…" bu...

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Noah's Generation and Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 7:10

The Torah touches on this very human struggle. In Deuteronomy 29:3, Moses says to the Israelites, "But the Lord has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear...

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Cain and Creation of Mincha

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 8:1

We've all been there. So, what do we do? How do we make sure we still fulfill our obligation to connect with the Divine? That's exactly what Devarim Rabbah 8 explores. It delves in...

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Rabbi Eliezer and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 8:4

Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the book of Deuteronomy, opens our eyes to just how deeply Torah can impact us. It starts with a verse from Proverbs (4:22): “...

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Teachings of Moses and Abraham

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 9:4

Even Moses, the great lawgiver, felt it. In Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy, we find a poignant moment where Moses pleads with God. He...

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Amos and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:2

It’s a question that comes up right at the beginning of Kohelet Rabbah, the ancient rabbinic commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. It kicks off by asking about the opening line: ...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Judaism

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:6

The sages of old certainly did. And they saw that natural flow as a parallel to something quite profound about conversion to Judaism. Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teach...

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Seven Species of the Land and Lebanon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 6:1

The verse in question is Ecclesiastes 2:6: “I made myself pools of water to irrigate from them a forest which grows trees.” Sounds straightforward enough. But what does it really m...

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