Parshat Noach

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The story of Noah and the great flood, the ark, the covenant of the rainbow, the Tower of Babel, and the generations from Noah to Abraham. Genesis 6:9-11:32.

Sin of the First Pair and Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:8

This passage in Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, dives deep into the laws surrounding the nazir (or nazirite) – an individual who takes a...

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Kingdom of Solomon and From

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:4

But what if the answer wasn’t a cold, scientific explanation, but a beautiful, poetic description hidden within our sacred texts? The Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teac...

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The Ten Commandments and David

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:20

That holiest of objects, containing the tablets of the Ten Commandments. Now, you might assume everyone always knew exactly how it was supposed to be handled. But, as we learn from...

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Issachar in Battle

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 13:16

And it all starts with Issachar. The text dives right in: "One silver dish" (Numbers 7:19), marking the offering of the prince of Issachar. But it's not just about the silverware. ...

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Asher's Offering

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 14:10

In Jewish tradition, even the sequence of seemingly minor details can hold profound meaning. Take, for instance, the offerings of the princes in the Book of Numbers. Why does the p...

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Solomon in Heaven and Meeting

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 14:19

The Torah gives us hints, scattered like precious gems, and the Rabbis, masters of interpretation, piece them together for us. Take Numbers 7:89: "And when Moses came into the Tent...

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Rabbi Akiva and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 14:22

Bamidbar Rabbah, that incredible collection of Midrashic teachings on the Book of Numbers, dives deep into this very question. It’s not just a matter of geography, is it? It’s abou...

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Wisdom of Moses and Betzalel

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 15:10

The story of the menorah, the candelabrum in the Tabernacle, as told in Bamidbar Rabbah 15, is a wild ride about just that. It's a reminder that even Moses, the ultimate receiver o...

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Kush and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:13

The verse sets the scene: “They ascended and scouted the land from the wilderness of Tzin to Rehov, at the approach to Hamat” (Numbers 13:21). But, Bamidbar Rabbah asks, how exactl...

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