Parshat Eikev

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Promises of blessing for obedience, the description of the Land of Israel, remembering the golden calf, and the second tablets. Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25.

Olive Branch and Israelites

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 103:11

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, explores that very feeling in Psalm 103. It speaks of remembering God's commandments, and what that real...

Noah & FloodMosesElijahTorah

Manna from Heaven and Isaac

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 35:3

We all know the story of the manna, the miraculous bread from heaven. But what about water? How did they quench their thirst in that desolate landscape? Well, according to Rabbi Ak...

PatriarchsHoly Land

The Second Tablets

Tree of Souls

Remember the scene: Moses, up on Mount Sinai, receiving the very word of God, etched onto stone tablets. And then… disaster. The Israelites, impatient and faithless, melt down thei...

Hell/GehennaTorahMosesAdam & Eve

The Rainbow Of The Messiah

Tree of Souls

Maybe that’s because the rainbow we see today isn’t the rainbow of the Messiah. Not yet, anyway. : the rainbow we know is a promise, a beautiful one, certainly. It's a reminder of ...

CreationHeavenMessiahTorah

When the Rains Came and Husband

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 78:14

The mystics of the Zohar certainly did. And they found it mirrored in the very fabric of creation, even in the trees springing forth from the earth. The verse in Genesis (2:9) tell...

HeavenNoah & FloodTorahRepentance

Manna from Heaven of Sabbath

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:100

The stakes might be higher than we imagine. Imagine this: you’re wandering in the desert, sustained only by miraculous bread falling from the sky – manna. God gives very specific i...

MosesTorahRepentanceSabbath

When the Rains Came and Shabbat

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 2:9

Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically Bamidbar Rabbah 2, which explores these very questions through the lens of ancient Israelite camp ...

CreationNoah & FloodPatriarchsMoses

Manna from Heaven and Shimon

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 7:11

We often focus on the manna, the miraculous food from heaven. But what about something as basic as clothing? I mean, forty years is a long time. Did their clothes just… last? That'...

AngelsMosesSolomonTorah

Manna from Heaven and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 25:9

It’s not just about receiving, but about the giving, the engagement, the doing. to a fascinating passage from Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of...

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