Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Merari in the Days of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 6:9

It's in those little quirks that we often find hidden depths. Take the census of the Levites in the Book of Numbers, Bamidbar, for example. Specifically, Bamidbar Rabbah 6 shines a...

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Kehat and Noah of Levites

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 6:11

Maybe it's your stamp collection, each one unique. Or the number of books you've amassed over the years. We count them separately, admiring each one, and then we count them all tog...

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Sarah at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:13

Especially when we delve into the curious case of the sotah – the suspected adulteress – in Numbers chapter 5. It’s a wild ride, full of ritual, suspicion, and a whole lot of barle...

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Dust of the Earth

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:29

We find ourselves delving into just that, specifically in Bamidbar Rabbah 9, a section of the great Midrashic compilation on the Book of Numbers. Let's unpack a fascinating, if sli...

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High Priest Enters

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:42

That’s what diving into Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically chapter 9, feels like. We're looking at a fascinating passage dealing with the Sotah, the suspected adulteress, and the laws s...

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Veil Between Worlds

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:10

Take the case of the nazir, or Nazirite, described in the Book of Numbers. We're talking about someone who takes a special vow to abstain from wine, avoid contact with the dead, an...

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Second Chances and Sacrifice

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:20

It's easy to imagine the grand sweep of sacrifice, the smoke rising to the heavens, the priests in their sacred garments. But what about the minute details, the exact sequence of e...

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Daily Sacrifices and Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:24

We're looking at Bamidbar Rabbah 10, which unpacks the rules surrounding the nazirite. The text centers around Numbers 6:21, which states: “This is the law of the nazirite who vows...

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Beyond the Firmament and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:21

The Book of Numbers, Bamidbar in Hebrew, is full of details about the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. And in chapter 7, we find a fascinating account of the dedication ...

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