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Like one day you're just going about your business, and the next you're... somewhere else entirely? The ancient rabbis grappled with this feeling, this almost bewildered sense of e...
The book of Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim) explores the depths of human and divine love, and the Rabbis, in their interpretations, find layers upon layers of meaning within its vers...
Our Rabbis certainly did. They grappled with this very question, especially when comparing the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. In Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the Rabbis delve into...
The Midrash, specifically Vayikra Rabbah 4, offers a powerful, poetic answer. It's not just about rote praise, but about a deep understanding of the relationship between the human ...
It starts with a quote from Job: “When He quiets, who can condemn?” (Job 34:29). The Midrash uses this to ask: How could the people of Sodom get away with their wickedness for so l...
Today, we're diving into a fascinating story from Vayikra Rabbah, a Midrash (rabbinic commentary) on the Book of Leviticus, that explores just that. It's a story of ambition, betra...
In Vayikra Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Leviticus, we find a fascinating discussion about the source of illness, one that goes far beyond simple ...
The passage opens with a quote from the Book of Job: “Does the eagle ascend at your directive?” (Job 39:27). Rabbi Yudan of Gaul uses this verse to ask a powerful question about Aa...
See, Leviticus 16:23 tells us that Aaron, the High Priest, would enter the Tent of Meeting – the Ohel Mo'ed – and remove the linen vestments he wore when he entered the Sanctum – t...
