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.

Shobach and the Angels

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 3:4

King David certainly knew that feeling. In the Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find a powerful meditation on the verse, "Many ...

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Shaul and the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:20

In Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, the text wrestles with this very idea, using the term "Cushite" as a lens to understand beauty,...

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Korah and the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 45:5

That feeling sits at the heart of a fascinating interpretation in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Psalms. It focuses on Psalm 45, which begin...

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Eve Receives the Torah and Blessings

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 297:4

Our ancestors felt that way about the land itself. But how did they express that gratitude, and what were the specific rules around it? Today, we're diving into the ancient mitzvah...

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Korah in Heaven and Benjamin

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 352:5

They saw layers of connection, echoes of stories past, and whispers of divine intent in every word. Take, for instance, a passage from Sifrei Devarim, a legal midrash on the Book o...

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Jordan River in David's Court

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 357:16

We know he wasn't destined to cross the Jordan River, to set foot in that land flowing with milk and honey. But what did God show him in those final moments? The book of Sifrei Dev...

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Eber and Noah of Jubilee

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 8:13

It's a fascinating read, full of details you won't find anywhere else in the Torah. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, presents itself as a revelation given to ...

Noah & Flood

Targum Jonathan on Exodus 8

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Exodus 8

And the Lord said to Mosheh, Lift up thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the trenches, and over the canals, and I will bring up the frogs upon the land of Mizraim. And Ahar...

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Targum Jonathan on Numbers 31

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Numbers 31

And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Take retribution for the children of Israel from the Midianites; and afterward thou shalt be gathered to thy people. And Moses spake with th...

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