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It all comes down to what those moments taught us about ourselves and about our relationship with God. to a fascinating passage from Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpr...
That feeling, that's what we're diving into today, looking at a passage from Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus. The passage opens with a...
The Torah tells us in Exodus (16:29), "See that the Lord has given you the Shabbat; therefore, He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Remain each man where he is; no man...
Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, gives us a fascinating glimpse into the behind-the-scenes preparations for this monumental task. It a...
The text suggests that these three actions originated from Moses' own reasoning, and, remarkably, his reasoning turned out to be in sync with God's own. The first instance involves...
a passage from Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a commentary on the Song of Songs, that grapples with just that. It all starts with a verse: "By the fragrance of your good oils, your name is ...
It's filled with poetic imagery, and today we're going to delve into just one verse, Song of Songs 4:4: "Your neck is like the tower of David, built magnificently. One thousand buc...
But the ancient Rabbis wrestled with this idea, and their insights are surprisingly relevant even today. Let's delve into a passage from Vayikra Rabbah 16 and see what we can uncov...
The book of Job asks, "Who set wisdom batuḥot?" (Job 38:36). The Midrash, specifically Vayikra Rabbah, explores this, asking, what even is batuḥot? The answer it gives is striking:...
