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In chapter 9, we find a surprisingly vivid image comparing rivers to the people of Israel. : rivers, in their natural course, are a blessing. As the text says, "All rivers flowing ...
Adam, the first human, is sitting there, maybe a little anxious. He's thinking about that serpent, the one who tricked him. "Maybe," he worries, "that snake will come back tonight ...
The Israelites are wandering in the desert, fresh from their miraculous escape from Egypt. They’re under divine protection. A pillar of cloud surrounds their camp, shielding them. ...
According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and somewhat enigmatic text of Jewish tradition, fire isn't just fire. It’s something… else. Rabbi Judah paints a vivid picture, ...
It’s a recurring theme in our tradition, and each instance carries a powerful lesson. Today, let's delve into the story of the eighth time God “descended,” as recounted in Pirkei D...
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...
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...
We often think of prayer as a one-way street, us reaching out to the Divine. But what if the Divine is also reaching out, also… praying? The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of Midras...
The passage centers on the ritual of the sotah, the suspected adulteress, described in Numbers chapter 5. Specifically, we're looking at the verse (Numbers 5:22), which describes t...
