Parshat Chukat

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The red heifer purification ritual, the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses strikes the rock, and the bronze serpent. Numbers 19:1-22:1.

Wisdom of Solomon and Yashar

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 9:2

Why we don't have all the answers, especially when it comes to the big questions like, "What's the ultimate reward for doing good?" Midrash Tehillim 9, a beautiful exploration with...

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Edom and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 109:1

That feeling, that tension between adoration and divine quiet, is at the heart of Midrash Tehillim 109, a powerful exploration of Psalm 109. The midrash, a form of Jewish biblical ...

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Gog and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 150:1

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms, grapples with this very question in its discussion of Psalm 150. It’s a powerful, almost apocalyptic ...

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Saul and Creation of Edom

Book of Jasher Jasher 69

Sometimes, it's the little-known stories, the tucked-away details, that truly bring the past to life. to a snippet from the Book of Jasher, a text mentioned in the Bible itself (Jo...

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Edom in Battle

Book of Jasher Jasher 90

The Book of Jasher, an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13, 2 Samuel 1:18), offers some fascinating glimpses. to Chapter 90 and see what's unfolding. The chap...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Chukat 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Chukat 10

(Numb. 20:12:) “But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not trust in Me.’” Why was Aaron punished?97Numb. R. 19:9, end. The matter is comparable to a creditor who ca...

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Jacob Beyond the Firmament and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 95:22

Jewish tradition grapples with this very feeling, especially when we delve into the mystical depths of the Tikkunei Zohar. Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 95 offers a fascinating glim...

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Seder Olam Rabbah 10

Midrash Aggadah Seder Olam Rabbah 10

Chapter 10 “And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that th...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Re'eh 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Re'eh 7

When the Lord cuts down (Deuteronomy 12:29): The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel, "By your lives, I will conduct your wars and write about you that you killed them." Come a...

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