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.

Covenant of Abraham and Isaac

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 29:9

Our ancestors felt it too. to a fascinating little piece from Vayikra Rabbah, a Midrashic collection that unpacks the book of Leviticus. This particular section grapples with a pow...

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Hashanah: Reish Lakish at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 29:12

The story begins with two prominent scholars, Rabbi Yoḥanan and Reish Lakish, deep in discussion. They were grappling with a seemingly simple question: Should the shofar (ram's hor...

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World to Come of David

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 30:2

King David certainly did. In Vayikra Rabbah 30, we find a fascinating exploration of just that – David's quest for the "way of life" and "abundant joy," as he puts it in Psalm 16:1...

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The Tree of Life and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:6

Rabbi Aḥa ben Elyashiv, in Vayikra Rabbah 35, offers a powerful answer, drawing on the words of Isaiah: "It will be that he that is left in Zion and he that remains in Jerusalem sh...

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Absalom's Journey

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 3:1

That’s the question that echoes in the opening of the third section of Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings that beautifully unpack the Psalms. It begins by looking...

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Avner and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:8

Even King David, the sweet singer of Israel, knew what that felt like. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves deep into David's st...

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Heavenly Hosts Above of Isaiah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 10:2

This feeling, this sense of divine distance, is at the heart of Midrash Tehillim 10, a powerful exploration of our relationship with the Divine. The midrash, a form of Jewish bibli...

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From Nothing to Everything and Daniel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 11:6

It’s a question humanity has grappled with for millennia. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, tackles this very question head-on in it...

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Yaakov's Transgression

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 14:8

After all, they each played such pivotal roles in our history. But Midrash Tehillim, in its unique way, actually tackles this very idea. The Midrash focuses on the verse "Yigal Yaa...

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