Parshat Shemot

2,957 related texts · Page 174 of 329

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.

Levi: Jacob and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 80:10

Bereshit Rabbah, that beautiful collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, dives deep into this very verse (Genesis 34:25) about Simeon and Levi avenging their ...

CreationPatriarchsJosephMoses

Joseph and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 84:18

Take the story of Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers. We all know the story. Jealousy, betrayal, a coat of many colors… but what about the aftermath? Genesis 37:28 tells...

CreationHell/GehennaMatriarchsJoseph

Joseph's Vision

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 89:1

The book of Genesis tells us, "It was at the conclusion of two years, and Pharaoh was dreaming: and, behold, he stood at the Nile" (Genesis 41:1). But Bereshit Rabbah, that incredi...

CreationJosephMosesJob

Moses Among the Fathers and Zimri

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 96:3

The ancient Rabbis certainly noticed it. They saw it woven into the very fabric of the Torah, these moments where authority seems to… loosen. Our story today comes from Bereshit Ra...

PatriarchsJosephMosesKing David

Jacob and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 100:1

Psalm 100:3 declares, "Know that the Lord is God." But it's the next part that really sparked their interest: "He made us, and we are His" (Psalm 100:3). Or is it? See, the Hebrew ...

CreationPatriarchsMosesKing David

Bilam and Moses of Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 1:4

It’s baked right into Jewish tradition. to a fascinating idea from Devarim Rabbah, a collection of homiletic interpretations of the Book of Deuteronomy. The very first verse of Deu...

MosesPrayerHoly Land

Moses and Divine Judgment of Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 1:8

Maybe you'd messed up before, and the consequences stung. It's a very human feeling, that hesitation. And guess what? Even Moses, Moshe Rabbenu himself, felt it too. Our story come...

Hell/GehennaMosesTorahHoly Land

Three Pillars and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 1:13

But our sages delve into the depths of these words, seeking to understand the true scope of Moses’s blessing. Rabbi Eliezer ben Yaakov points out something fascinating: The text do...

CreationPatriarchsMatriarchsJoseph

Teachings of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 1:14

Our ancestors certainly did. And in Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy, we find a beautiful explanation of why Moses chose the stars as a...

MosesProphecyHoly Land