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.

The Burning Bush and Daniel

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 2:5

“An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of the bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, but the bush was not consumed” (Exodus 3:2). ...

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The Burning Bush and Abraham

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 2:6

In the story of Moses, that moment is captured in a single, powerful scene – the burning bush. The book of Exodus tells us (3:3) that Moses said, "I will turn now, and see this gre...

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Moses and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 3:4

That's the situation Moses found himself in. In Exodus 3:11, Moses cries out to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should take the children of Israel out of Eg...

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Egypt: Moses at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 4:1

The ancient rabbis saw that struggle playing out in the life of Moses, as he stood on the cusp of his world-changing mission. The book of Exodus (4:18) tells us, "Moses went and re...

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Moses's Transgression of Jethro

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 4:2

The book of Shmot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, offers a fascinating perspective on this very idea, focusing on Moses, Jethro (Yitro in He...

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Yitro and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 4:3

Even some of the biggest figures in Jewish history felt that way. Shemot Rabbah, a classic collection of Midrashic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, gives us a fascinating gli...

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Aaron in Battle and Joseph

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:1

The Torah touches on this very human act in some surprising ways. We find a fascinating exploration of brotherly love, and the significance of a kiss, in Shemot Rabbah, a collectio...

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Moses and Joseph of Midyan

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:4

The verse says, "The Lord said to Moses in Midyan: Go, return to Egypt; as all the men who sought your life are dead" (Exodus 4:19). Simple enough. But the Rabbis of the Midrash, t...

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Marriage of Moses and Greek

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:5

Exodus 4:20 tells us, "Moses took his wife and his sons, and mounted them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took the staff of God in his hand." Simple enough...

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