Parshat Pekudei

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The completion of the Tabernacle, the priestly garments, and the glory of God filling the Tabernacle. Exodus 38:21-40:38.

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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Moses and Creation of Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:14

The Torah (Numbers 5:17) instructs the priest to take "sacred water in an earthenware vessel, and from the dirt that is on the floor of the Tabernacle...place it into the water." B...

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Torah and Wisdom of Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:26

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...

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Ascending the Heights and Priest

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:11

It's more than just letting your hair grow long! The Book of Numbers (6:6) states: “All the days of his abstinence to the Lord, he shall not approach a dead person.” Bamidbar Rabba...

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Rabbi Tarfon in the Days of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 11:8

Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, that explores exactly how that Name was used—and pro...

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Kingdom of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:3

That image, that feeling, is right at the heart of Psalm 91, and it takes center stage in a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 12. The verse "He who dwells in the shelter of ...

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Vessels of the Temple and Avin

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:5

Let’s turn to Bamidbar Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Numbers. In Bamidbar Rabbah 12, we find a powerful idea presented by Rabbi Avin. ...

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Abraham and Creation of Presence

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:8

It all starts with a verse from the Song of Songs (3:11): "Go out and gaze, daughters of Zion, at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wed...

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Joshua in Heaven of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:9

Our jumping-off point is Bamidbar Rabbah 12, a fascinating exploration of the verse "On the day that [Moses] concluded." Now, you might think this is just a throwaway line, but the...

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