Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Moses: Aaron and Noah

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 117:1

Sometimes, it's not as straightforward as we might think. Our tradition is full of these little nuances, and they often reveal deeper truths. Let's delve into a passage from Sifrei...

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Trial of Aaron and Korach

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 117:2

, guided by the ancient text of Sifrei Bamidbar. The text opens by highlighting a special covenant forged between God and Aaron, the High Priest, regarding the kodesh hakodashim, t...

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Ovadiah's Vision

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 133:2

Jewish tradition grapples with these questions in fascinating ways, often through the stories of our ancestors. Take the prophet Ovadiah, for instance. The book of Ovadiah opens wi...

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Maker of Heaven and Earth of Moshe

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 134:5

The passage opens with the verse from Devarim (Deuteronomy) 3:23: "And I supplicated (va'ethchanan) the L-rd." Va'ethchanan, the text tells us, is a term loaded with entreaty, a he...

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Eve Before the Altar

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 142:2

It's really. Take, for instance, a seemingly straightforward verse about offerings in the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar). and see what the Sifrei Bamidbar, an ancient rabbinic commenta...

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Eve and the Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 153:5

to a fascinating corner of the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) and explore the intricacies of vows, daughters, and parental authority. We're looking closely at Numbers 30:5, which deals...

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Elazar and the Ark

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 157:4

The Book of Numbers (Bamidbar) 31:6 tells us, "And Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the host, them and Pinchas." But the Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of ancient rab...

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Eve and the Torah

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 160:3

We're looking at Bamidbar (Numbers) 35:16, which states, "And if with an iron implement he kill him (intentionally) and he die, he is a murderer." Seems straightforward. But the ra...

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Moses and the Origins of the World

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 27:6

In the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), specifically chapter 3, verse 24, we find Moses pleading with God. He says, "Your greatness (gadlecha)..." But what exactly does that gadlecha...

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