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Esther’s carefully laid trap is working. He's practically begging her to name Haman as the villain. "Just say the word, Esther," he's thinking, "and heads will roll!" But it's not ...
The ancient wisdom tradition has something to say about it. to Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Proverbs, that jewel of wisdom literature. We're l...
Midrash Mishlei, a collection of insightful teachings on the Book of Proverbs, begins to unpack this idea with a profound statement: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowl...
That feeling, amplified a thousandfold, is at the heart of our story today, drawn from the ancient wisdom of Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book o...
It's not just random geography. It's a lesson in humility and the power of inner space. The Book of Numbers, Bamidbar in Hebrew, opens with the famous line: "The Lord spoke to Mose...
And the king, instead of addressing the crowd, singles you out. He speaks directly to you. That, my friends, is the opening of Bamidbar Rabbah, the ancient midrash on the Book of N...
In Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, we find a fascinating discussion sparked by the verse "it will be that instead…" from Hosea 2:1. This...
And Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically chapter 7, gives us a fascinating peek into their thinking. It uses a series of comparisons to illustrate God's, well, "royal" attributes, if you ...
We find ourselves grappling with such questions in Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Numbers. Specifically, we're diving into the ninth section,...
