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.

The Tree of Life and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:6

Rabbi Aḥa ben Elyashiv, in Vayikra Rabbah 35, offers a powerful answer, drawing on the words of Isaiah: "It will be that he that is left in Zion and he that remains in Jerusalem sh...

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Songs of David and Nisan

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:12

It’s a question our Sages grappled with, digging deep into scripture and tradition. The text we're diving into today, Vayikra Rabbah 35, wrestles with this very idea. How many rain...

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Shammai and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 36:1

This question, believe it or not, has occupied Jewish thinkers for centuries. And it all stems from a seemingly simple verse in Leviticus (26:42): “I will remember My covenant with...

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Covenant of Jacob and Yehoshua

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 36:4

The ancient rabbis grappled with these very questions, and their answers, preserved in texts like Vayikra Rabbah, are both surprising and deeply inspiring. to one fascinating passa...

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Abraham in Battle and Hosea

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 36:6

It’s a question the rabbis grappled with, and in Vayikra Rabbah 36, we find some fascinating—and differing—answers. The text explores just how long the merit, the z’chus, of the pa...

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Jacob and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 37:1

Or perhaps put off fulfilling a commitment, thinking, "I'll get to it eventually?" Well, the ancient rabbis certainly had some thoughts on that. to a fascinating discussion from Va...

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Abraham and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:3

It all starts with the words, "Happy is the man" (Psalm 1:1). But what makes a person truly happy? The Midrash offers several beautiful interpretations. One view suggests the proph...

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Adam and the Patriarchs

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:4

And, believe it or not, the Book of Psalms, or Tehillim in Hebrew, tackles this very idea! Our journey begins with Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the...

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Moses Speaks to God

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:5

to Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, and see what it has to say about the path we walk. The very first verse of Psalms – "Who did no...

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