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.

Kingdom of David and Chronicles

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 70:2

The verse in question comes from 1 Chronicles 29:9: “The people rejoiced in their donation, because they donated to the Lord wholeheartedly, and King David too rejoiced with great ...

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Kingdom of Jacob and Rachel

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 70:11

Even a casual "How's it going?" can hold a world of unspoken understanding. Let's peek into Bereshit Rabbah, specifically section 70, for a gem on just this. The scene: Jacob, our ...

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Kingdom of Rachel and Laban

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 70:19

Jacob certainly had that experience. We all know the story from Genesis 29: Jacob, working for his uncle Laban, falls head-over-heels for the younger daughter, Rachel. He agrees to...

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Laban: Kingdom of Jacob

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 73:3

The ancient rabbis certainly did, and they found wisdom in the most unexpected places – even in the words of King David and the story of Jacob and Laban. to a fascinating passage f...

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Birth of Rachel and Aviya

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 73:5

The verse we're looking at is Genesis 30:23, where Rachel, finally blessed with a son, exclaims, "God has removed my disgrace!" But what exactly is this "disgrace" she's referring ...

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Jacob: Kingdom of Laban

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 73:12

The Torah, in the story of Jacob, gives us a masterclass in reading those unspoken cues. It all starts when Jacob, working for his less-than-honest father-in-law Laban, begins to p...

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Kingdom of Jacob

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 74:6

Genesis 31:22 tells us, "It was told to Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled." Three days! That's all it took for word to reach Laban. But here’s where it gets interesting. R...

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Moses: Jacob and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 76:1

It turns out, even our greatest heroes struggled with this. We find ourselves in Bereshit Rabbah 76, a section of the ancient rabbinic commentary on the Book of Genesis. The scene ...

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Kingdom of Jacob of Esau

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 76:3

But what if I told you the Torah itself offers some pretty practical advice about diversifying your... well, everything? It's tucked away in Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbin...

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