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.

Divine Spirit and the Lawgiver

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:1

Kohelet, the book of Ecclesiastes traditionally attributed to Solomon, wrestles with just that. And Kohelet Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on Ecclesiastes, digs even deeper. Let's...

MosesKing DavidSolomonTorah

Wisdom of Moses and Bilam

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 15:2

That feeling of existential dread isn't new. In fact, it’s wrestled with in some of our most ancient texts. to a passage from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretatio...

MosesSolomonTorahProphecy

Songs of the Angels and Abba

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:2

Kohelet Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, dives into this very idea, particularly when it comes to life, death, and the mome...

AngelsSolomonProphecyPrayer

Stars and Firmament of Hezekiah

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 2:3

This question has been debated for centuries, and today, we're diving into a fascinating discussion about it from the ancient text of Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic inter...

CreationHeavenAngelsMoses

Elijah: Adam and Eve in Eden

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 14:1

The sun rises, the seasons turn... it all seems so fixed, so unchangeable. But is it, really? Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the book of Ecclesiastes, ...

CreationAdam & EveNoah & FloodPatriarchs

Elijah: Moses at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 15:1

And the ancient Rabbis, in their commentary called Kohelet Rabbah, dive deep into a specific verse that really makes you think: "What has been, already is, and what will be has alr...

CreationAdam & EveNoah & FloodPatriarchs

Zekharya in Heaven

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 16:1

The verse from Ecclesiastes (3:16) sets the stage: “Moreover, I have seen, under the sun, in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of justice there is wickedn...

HeavenHell/GehennaMosesKing David

House of David

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 18:1

Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, to explore this very dilemma. The passage ...

King DavidSolomonJobMessiah

Throne of David and Yosei

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 21:1

Today, we're diving into a passage from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes, to explore what it has to say about the ultimate fate ...

Hell/GehennaKing DavidSolomonProphecy