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.

Moses Wrestles the Angel

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 11:5

Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy, gives us a glimpse into that incredible scene, a cosmic struggle between life and death, between Mose...

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Kingdom of Solomon and Jerusalem

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:1

Like everyone else is contributing, and you're just... there? Our sages grappled with this feeling, and their stories, preserved in texts like Kohelet Rabbah, offer surprising comf...

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Beyond the Firmament and David

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:1

It starts with a bang: "Vanity of vanities, said Kohelet; vanity of vanities, everything is vanity" (Ecclesiastes 1:2). But what does that even mean? What is this "vanity," this he...

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Moses the Lawgiver and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 4:5

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, grapples with this very question. And in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of Rabbinic interpretations on Ecclesiastes, we find some fasc...

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Rabbi Eliezer and the Heavenly Realms

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:3

Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, suggests that "all matters are wearying" – especially matters of heresy. But what does that re...

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Kingdom of Rabbi Eliezer and Yehoshua

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:4

Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the book of Ecclesiastes, wrestles with this very question, offering us some pretty intense stories. One tale recounts a...

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Hidden Secrets of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:5

The book of Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, really digs into that feeling. And the rabbis of Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of Kohelet, pick up on that theme in...

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First Days of Existence and Shmuel

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 12:1

You're dropped right into the action, and you wonder, "Wait, shouldn't this have been explained earlier?" Well, the ancient rabbis grappled with a similar feeling about the Book of...

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Solomon and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 13:1

The Book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, grapples with this very feeling. It's a wisdom text, a philosophical exploration of life's meaning, or sometimes, its ...

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