Parshat Shoftim

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Laws of judges and officers, the king, the Levitical priests, true and false prophets, cities of refuge, and warfare. Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.

Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 8:9

It’s a story of belonging, reward, and the enduring power of righteous action. The text begins with a quote from Psalms: “Happy are all who fear the Lord, who follow His ways” (Psa...

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First Days of Existence and Akiva

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:40

to a really intense, and frankly, kind of disturbing ritual described in the Book of Numbers, Chapter 5. It involves a woman suspected of adultery, and... well, let's just say it i...

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Aaron Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:45

The passage starts with the seemingly straightforward case of a suspected adulteress in Numbers 5:12: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: If the wife of any man will...

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Rabbis: Aaron at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:47

Here, we're unpacking the story of the sotah, the woman suspected of adultery, and the unique ritual designed to determine her guilt or innocence. It's a wild ride, so buckle up. O...

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Palaces on High and Songs

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:1

This Midrash, or interpretive commentary on the Book of Numbers, opens with a verse about the nazir, someone who takes a vow to abstain from certain pleasures, like cutting their h...

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Wisdom of Solomon of Temple

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:4

Today, we're diving into a fascinating story from Bamidbar Rabbah 10, a section of the larger Midrash Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic homilies and interpretations of the Torah. It...

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Samson at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:5

It's a fascinating passage, brimming with insights about responsibility, destiny, and the power of prayer. The passage opens with a discussion of the nazirite vow, a voluntary comm...

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Sin of the First Pair and Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:8

This passage in Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, dives deep into the laws surrounding the nazir (or nazirite) – an individual who takes a...

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Samson in Paradise

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 10:17

Today, we’re diving into a fascinating corner of Jewish law: the rules surrounding the nazir, or nazirite, a person who takes a special vow to abstain from certain pleasures for a ...

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