Parshat Bo

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The final three plagues including the death of the firstborn, the first Passover, and the Exodus from Egypt. Exodus 10:1-13:16.

Egypt: Job at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 22:3

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...

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Mouth of the Abyss and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 23:9

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...

Hell/GehennaJosephMosesKing David

Manna from Heaven and Lakish

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:1

We often look around us, to the earth, to other people. But Jewish tradition suggests a different source, a higher source: the heavens. Think about the manna, that miraculous bread...

CreationMosesKing DavidTorah

Life of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:3

We dole things out with a closed fist, hesitant, as if we're afraid of running out. But what about the Divine? Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book o...

MosesKing DavidJobProphecy

Moses and the Heavenly Realms of Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:4

The story starts with a grumble. "The entire congregation of the children of Israel complained" (Exodus 16:2). They were wandering in the desert, fresh out of Egypt, and their port...

HeavenJosephMosesProphecy

Manna from Heaven of Abraham

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:5

Jewish tradition says a resounding "YES!" And one of the most beautiful examples of this is found in the stories surrounding the manna, that miraculous bread from heaven that susta...

CreationAngelsPatriarchsMoses

Jacob and Creation of Eden

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:8

The ancient rabbis felt that way too, and they found profound hope in the story of the Exodus. In Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, we ...

CreationHeavenAdam & EvePatriarchs

Manna from Heaven and Aviram

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:10

Remember the manna, that miraculous bread from heaven? God instructed the Israelites to gather only what they needed for each day, except on Friday, when they were to collect a dou...

MosesRepentanceSabbathMiracles

Shabbat at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:11

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...

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