Parshat Shemot

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The Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, the birth of Moses, Moses at the burning bush, and God's call to liberate His people. Exodus 1:1-6:1.

Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 6

And they said: “The God of the Hebrews hath met with us” (Exod. 5:3). Moses and Aaron declared: Perhaps You will say we altered Your words when we told him: “Thus said the Lord, th...

Moses

Midrash Tanchuma, Achrei Mot 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Achrei Mot 8

(Lev. 16:1:) “Now the Lord spoke unto Moses after the death [of Aaron's two sons].” This is what Elihu said (to Job 37:1), “At this also my heart trembles and leaps.” Elihu was obs...

MosesJob

Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 3

(Numb. 1:1:) “Then the Lord spoke unto Moses in the Sinai desert, in the tent of meeting.” Before the tent of meeting was set up, He spoke with him in the bush, as stated (in Exod....

MosesSinai

Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 8

(Numb. 6:22–23:) “Then the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, “Speak unto Aaron and unto his children, saying, ‘Thus shall you bless the Children of Israel.’” Let our master instruct u...

MosesTemple

Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 26

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Nasso 26

(Numb. 7:1:) “So it came to pass on the day that Moses had finished.” R. Berekhyah the Priest Berabbi said,101Similarly Numb. R. 12:2. “Before the Tabernacle was erected, when Isra...

MosesTempleSinai

The Rabbis Overrule God

Tree of Souls

Bava Metzia 59b), a story about rabbinic authority and, surprisingly, God's good-natured acceptance of it. It all starts with a disagreement. Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, a renowned...

CreationDemonsHeavenTorah

The Tzohar

Tree of Souls

The Torah tells us, "Let there be light" (Gen. 1:3). But what was that light? Jewish tradition answers with something truly special: the primordial light. And it wasn't just any li...

CreationAngelsHeavenTorah

The Pargod

Tree of Souls

Jewish mystical tradition speaks of something called the Pargod, and it's more fascinating than you might imagine. The Pargod (פרגוד) is described as an extraordinary curtain, a co...

CreationAngelsDemonsHeaven

Damage.

Ginzberg Vol. 2

The Torah portion of Shmot – Exodus – introduces us to Moses, arguably the greatest prophet in Judaism. But even before the burning bush, before the plagues, before the parting of ...

Judgment