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The book of Exodus tells us that after the giving of the Torah, the Israelites, impatient and afraid, built the Golden Calf. God, understandably, was furious. "Let Me be," He says ...
You remember the story. Moses is up on Mount Sinai receiving the Torah, and the Israelites, feeling abandoned, panic and create a golden idol to worship. Big mistake. Shemot Rabbah...
It seems even Moses, the great lawgiver himself, felt that way at one point. to a fascinating passage from Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ex...
This particular section, Shemot Rabbah 43, gives us a glimpse into the intense drama that unfolded between Moses and God after the Israelites' colossal blunder. The verse in questi...
The text in Shemot Rabbah (a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the Book of Exodus) gives us a fascinating image. It notes the repeated phrases: "The Lord spoke with Moses," "Th...
It’s a question that delves into the very heart of our tradition, and Shemot Rabbah (Exodus Rabbah) offers some pretty powerful insights. Let's unpack it. The verse in question is ...
The Torah tells us, "He was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water. He wrote upon the tablets the words of the covenant, ...
What's in a name? More than you might think. Our tradition teaches that a good name is more valuable than even the finest oils. But why? Let's delve into a fascinating passage from...
Take Betzalel, for example, the master craftsman of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. We read in Exodus 31:2, "See, the Lord has called by name Betzalel, son of Uri, son of Ḥur…” But wh...
