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That’s exactly what happened on the night Haman built the gallows for MordecAI. : it was the first night of Pesach, Passover. The Seder night. The very night we remember God’s mira...
The Book of Esther, and the rich tapestry of stories woven around it in the Midrash (rabbinic commentary), is full of such moments. And perhaps none is so stark as the tale of Harb...
Of wanting to hold onto something important, even when the world around us changes. And sometimes, it’s about acknowledging the darkness we've overcome. Take Purim, for example, th...
Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Proverbs, unpacks this verse in some truly fascinating ways. First off, it equates "Wisdom" with the Torah....
It might seem like a minor detail, but according to Jewish tradition, it reveals something profound about God's love for His people. The text we're diving into today comes from Bam...
In Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, we find a fascinating discussion sparked by the verse "it will be that instead…" from Hosea 2:1. This...
This particular passage revolves around the census taken of the Israelites in the desert – "Count every firstborn male…" it says. (Numbers 3:40) But it's not just about counting he...
Jewish tradition grapples with this very idea. Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, dives deep into the concept of actions that leave irrepar...
Take the curious case of the Sotah – the suspected adulteress – described in the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar). The verse we're focusing on comes from Numbers 5:29: "This is the law o...
