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The ancient rabbis certainly did. They explored every facet of joy, dissecting its many shades and flavors. And in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the commentary on the Song of Songs, they g...
The Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Song of Songs, dives deep into this idea. Rabbi Ḥanan of Tzippori offers a powerful image connected to thi...
And it turns out, the ancient rabbis were thinking about this very thing, about the art of asking, of receiving, of appeasing the powers that be. In Vayikra Rabbah 5, a Midrash on ...
They saw those patterns reflected even in the seemingly mundane laws about skin diseases in the book of Leviticus. In Vayikra Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpret...
This feeling isn’t new. In fact, the ancient rabbis grappled with it, too, and found profound meaning in it. Rav Ḥanan of Tzippori offers a beautiful interpretation of doing acts o...
The ancient rabbis grappled with these questions too, and their insights, preserved in texts like Vayikra Rabbah, offer some startling perspectives. Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba, quoting R...
Jewish tradition grapples with this tension constantly, especially when it comes to giving to the poor. And sometimes, the answers we find are… well, unexpected. to a fascinating, ...
King David knew that feeling. And he put it into words that still resonate with us today. Psalm 31:15. "And my soul is greatly troubled (and you incline your ear), and you, Lord, u...
The ancient rabbis felt that too. And they found echoes of that feeling in the Psalms, in the very words of King David. Take Psalm 9, for instance. It contains the plea: "Chananeni...
