Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

Patriarchal Covenant

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 27:2

Rabbi Tanhuma kicks things off with a quote from Job: "Who has given Me anything beforehand, that I shall pay? Everything beneath the heavens is Mine" (Job 41:3). It sounds a bit… ...

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Holy Ground Beneath and Abba

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:16

We often talk about God's love, God's mercy... but what about God's thunder? Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives headfirst into this very...

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The Ark of the Covenant and Shlomo

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 24:8

The story, as told in Midrash Tehillim, revolves around the moment Shlomo wanted to bring the Aron Kodesh, the Ark of the Covenant, into the Kodesh Hakodashim, the Holy of Holies. ...

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Covenant of King Messiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 72:2

It’s a feeling as old as time, and it's something the ancient sages grappled with too. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, dives headf...

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Samuel: Moses and the Holy Sanctuary

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 138:2

The ancient rabbis certainly did. And in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, we find a powerful example of just that. It's a passage drippin...

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Covenant of Elisha and Kings

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 33:6

We find ourselves with the story of the Shunammite woman. Remember her? She showed incredible kindness to the prophet Elisha, always offering him food and lodging. In return, Elish...

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Covenant of Moses and Thou

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:16

to a fascinating moment from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 42, where Moses himself is in conversation with the Holy One, blessed be He. The Israelites are on the cus...

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Holy Sanctuary and Ezekiel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:12

We get glimpses, whispers, hints throughout our tradition. And sometimes, just sometimes, we get a description so vivid, so lush, that you can almost smell the fruit hanging heavy ...

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David in the Holy Land

Midrash Aggadah Seder Olam Zutta 5:1

This text, a shorter and later version of the more famous Seder Olam Rabbah, attempts to create a chronological framework for biblical history. Think of it as an ancient attempt to...

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