Parshat Haazinu

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Moses's great song reviewing God's faithfulness and Israel's rebellions, and God tells Moses to ascend Mount Nebo. Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52.

Moses: Abraham and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 47:9

Today, let's delve into a passage from Shemot Rabbah, a compilation of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, specifically section 47. It reveals a surprising strategy emp...

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Patience of Job and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 4:7

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...

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Miriam: Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 11:1

They saw echoes of that very struggle in the beautiful, often enigmatic, Song of Songs – Shir HaShirim in Hebrew. Specifically, they found a powerful metaphor in the verse, "For, b...

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Moses in Solomon's Court and Songs

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 13:2

The verse we're focusing on is Song of Songs 2:10: "my beloved spoke up [ana], and he said [ve’amar] to me." Now, Rabbi Azarya raises a pretty good question: Isn't "speaking" the s...

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Daniel Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 13:3

That’s kind of what happens when we dive into Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the commentary on the Song of Songs. Today, we're looking at a passage that takes the beautiful imagery of sprin...

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Dawn of the World and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 14:1

Jewish tradition grapples with it too, and beautifully so. In the Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Song of Songs, we find a fascinating explora...

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Pharaoh's Journey and Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 14:2

The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling, and they used powerful stories to explore it. The Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Song o...

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Rod and Serpent of Elazar

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 14:3

The ancient rabbis certainly knew that feeling. And they found it mirrored in one of the most dramatic moments in the Torah: the splitting of the Red Sea. In Shir HaShirim Rabbah, ...

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Mount Sinai's Transgression and Akiva

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 14:4

Rabbi Akiva, that brilliant sage, offers us a breathtaking interpretation of the verse, "My dove, in the clefts of the rock." He connects it directly to the moment when the Israeli...

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