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.

Temple: Wisdom of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:5

We often think of Solomon, King Solomon, as this incredibly wise and diligent ruler. But was he always that way? Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on t...

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Guardians from Above and Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 4:2

That feeling, that intense desire, is at the heart of today's story. We find ourselves in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, an ancient commentary on the Song of Songs, that most beautiful and ...

HeavenAngelsMosesSolomon

Solomon in David's Court and Shir

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 4:9

That feeling is something the ancient rabbis grappled with too, especially when reading scripture. Take Psalm 118:24: "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us exult and rejo...

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Songs: Giving of the Torah

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 12:2

"While the king was at his feast..." (Song of Songs 1:12). Rabbi PinḼas, quoting Rabbi Hoshaya, connects this verse to the King of Kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, and His "feas...

CreationHeavenMosesTorah

Ephraim: Him in the Days of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 17:2

It might sound strange, but even the type of tree can hold a profound lesson. to a passage from Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Song of Songs,...

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Moses and Joseph of Songs

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 3:1

It pops up in unexpected places, carrying layers of meaning far beyond just a tasty fruit. Take the Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on the Song of Songs. It uses the ...

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Moses the Lawgiver and Sinai

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 9:1

to one little verse that the Rabbis found particularly rich: "My beloved is like a gazelle or a fawn; behold, he is standing behind our wall, gazing from the windows, peering throu...

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Kingdom of Solomon and Lebanon

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 10:4

The ancient rabbis did, and they found clues in the most unexpected places, even in the love poetry of the Song of Songs! We're diving into Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a rabbinic comment...

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Joseph the Ruler and Egyptians

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 9:1

How is your beloved more than another beloved, that you administer an oath to us so?" (Song of Songs 5:9-10). Essentially, they're asking, "What makes God so special? What makes Hi...

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