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.

Promises to the Fathers and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 19:6

We read in Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, a fascinating idea tied to the verse "No foreigner shall eat of it" (Exodus 12:43) – refer...

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Moses Speaks to God and Abahu

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 31:2

Rabbi Abahu offers a powerful insight into this very question, drawing from the book of Exodus. "Three pilgrimage festivals you shall hold a festival to Me during the year" (Exodus...

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Hezekiah's Prayer and Abahu

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 12:3

It’s a humbling, and frankly, a little thought. And it's exactly what we find explored in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings and interpretations on the Song o...

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Shadows of Egypt and Egyptians

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:8

We all know the highlights – the Nile turning to blood, swarms of locusts, darkness… But the details, the why and how, are often richer and stranger than we remember. Take the plag...

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Moses in Battle and Egypt

Midrash Aggadah Pesikta DeRav Kahana 7:5

The Torah tells us about the 10th plague, the death of the firstborn in Egypt, and the Exodus that followed. But the details… they’re fascinating. Rabbi Shimon Ben Yochai, a toweri...

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Kingdom of Sodom

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:114

It’s closer than you might think. Imagine the scene: Sodom, ripe for the taking, its riches and food plundered by victorious armies. But amidst the spoils, they seize Lot, Abraham’...

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David and the Dreamer

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 18:9

Take the Exodus, for example. That final, earth-shattering plague—the death of the firstborn—struck at midnight. But why? Why not high noon? What’s so special about that inky black...

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Hillel and the First Humans

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 131:3

The ancient rabbis wrestled with this very dilemma, particularly when it came to observing Pesach, Passover. to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim, specifically section 131,...

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God Puts On Tallit And Tefillin

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And Jewish tradition, in its wonderfully audacious way, even imagines God putting on a tallit and tefillin. Yes, you read that right. God, wrapping Himself in a prayer shawl and bi...

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