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.

Blessing of Adam and Cheruvim

Midrash Aggadah Tanna DeBei Eliyahu Rabbah 1:1

But that's precisely the reading we find in Tanna DeBei Eliyahu Rabbah, a fascinating early rabbinic text. The verse in Genesis (3:24) tells us God "drove out" (ויגרש, vayegaresh) ...

Hell/GehennaAdam & EveTorah

Isaac and the Holy Sanctuary

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 184:2

It’s more than just historical happenstance. According to a beautiful passage in the Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the Bible, there’s a deeper, cosmic rea...

TempleHoly LandHolidays

Yirmiyahu's Transgression

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 321:1

The prophet Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) pulls no punches. He declares, in Yirmiyahu 32:31, that Jerusalem has aroused God's anger and wrath "since the day they built it until this day, to...

TorahTempleRepentanceHoly Land

Torah as Blueprint and Aleph

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 2:1

Ever stop to think about the power of "one?" It's a seemingly simple concept, a single digit, but in Jewish tradition, it resonates with profound meaning, echoing through the cosmo...

TorahHoly Land

Collected Midrashim and Yitzchak

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 117:2

The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings, explores this very idea. It asks, "Why do we use a pseudonym and call the Holy One ‘place’ (makom)?" The answer it provides...

Torah

Joseph and the Patriarchs of Rebbe

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 145:17

She relentlessly pursued him, but he resisted. But the Yalkut Shimoni, that incredible compilation of Midrashic interpretations, gives us a glimpse behind the curtain. Rebbe – and ...

PatriarchsJobTorahMessiah

Zion at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 251:7

The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Bible, brings together a fascinating idea in its section on Torah, specifically paragraph 251. It quotes R’ Yehoshua ...

CreationKing DavidTorahProphecy

Holy Ground Beneath and Inheritance

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 787:10

It's not just about geography, you know. It's about belonging, a deep and profound connection that resonates through our history. The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic comm...

Holy Land

Rabbi Akiva and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 787:16

The ancient texts of Judaism grapple with these questions in profound ways, and today we're going to dive into a fascinating passage from the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 787 that explo...

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