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.

Leah: Reuben at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 1:5

The ancient rabbis certainly did. They saw layers of meaning, hidden connections, and prophecies woven into the very fabric of the Torah. Take the beginning of the Book of Exodus, ...

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Jacob and the Ark of Joseph

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 1:8

The Book of Exodus opens with a simple statement: "Joseph died, along with all his brothers and that entire generation" (Exodus 1:6). But this seemingly straightforward sentence ho...

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Pharaoh's Compassion

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 1:24

Take this one from Exodus 2:6, describing Pharaoh’s daughter discovering the infant Moses adrift in the Nile: "She opened it and saw the child [yeled], and behold, a boy [na’ar] cr...

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Abraham Before the Flood and Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 1:36

to one, from Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus. The verse we're looking at is simple, yet profound: “God saw the children of Israel, and...

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Moses and the Dreamer and the Wilderness

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 2:1

Our story begins, as so many do, in the book of Exodus. "Moses was herding the flock of his father-in-law Yitro, the priest of Midyan, and he led the flock into the wilderness, and...

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Maker of Heaven and Earth of Presence

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 2:2

But where is God, exactly? Is He up in the heavens, completely removed from our earthly struggles? Or is He still somehow… here? The book of Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic...

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Mount Horev and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 2:4

It might seem like just a simple Hebrew word meaning "was," but in the world of Jewish thought, it can unlock hidden meanings, destinies, and connections. Shemot Rabbah, a collecti...

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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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