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We often focus on the miraculous nature of it all, but sometimes, the Rabbis of the Midrash offer us insights into the why behind the what. Take the plague of locusts, for instance...
The verse says, "it was when Pharaoh let the people go," (Exodus 13:17) which leads us to Song of Songs 4:13: "Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates." Rabbi Levi uses a para...
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...
I know, it sounds random. But stick with me. In Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Song of Songs, that very grain becomes a powerful symbol for t...
He points out a simple truth: When we wash our clothes on a rainy day, we have to work so hard to dry them. But while we're sleeping soundly, the Holy One, blessed be He, sends a l...
The passage begins with a seemingly innocuous statement: "And Solomon became allied by marriage to Pharaoh king of Egypt..." (Melachim I 3:1). But this simple line opens a floodgat...
to a fascinating passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a collection of legal interpretations on the Book of Numbers, specifically chapter 6, verse 4, dealing with the laws of the Nazir, or...
The Israelites, fresh out of Egypt and wandering in the desert, definitely knew that feeling. We find ourselves in Bamidbar (Numbers), specifically chapter 11, verse 18. The people...
It's all about perspective, and how a seemingly simple place can hold layers upon layers of potential, depending on where you're standing. R. Shimon b. Yochai, a towering figure in...
