Parshat Terumah

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Detailed instructions for building the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, the menorah, and the altar. Exodus 25:1-27:19.

Abraham Isaac and Jacob

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 8:2

Jewish tradition offers a powerful and comforting message: that those who choose righteousness are deeply loved and cherished by God. In fact, the Midrash, specifically Bamidbar Ra...

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Ritzpa and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 8:4

It turns out, even ancient texts grapple with these questions, offering surprising insights into universal ethics. to Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically section 8. This isn't your typic...

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Sarah at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:13

Especially when we delve into the curious case of the sotah – the suspected adulteress – in Numbers chapter 5. It’s a wild ride, full of ritual, suspicion, and a whole lot of barle...

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Moses and Creation of Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:14

The Torah (Numbers 5:17) instructs the priest to take "sacred water in an earthenware vessel, and from the dirt that is on the floor of the Tabernacle...place it into the water." B...

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Patience of Job

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:16

Today, we're diving into a fascinating, and frankly, rather unsettling passage from Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers. It unpacks the ritua...

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Rabbi Akiva at the Temple

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:21

Today, we’re diving deep into one of the most fascinating and unsettling rituals described in the Torah: the ordeal of the sotah (סוטה), the woman suspected of adultery. The passag...

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Adam and Eve in Eden of Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:31

The verse sets the scene: "The man shall bring his wife to the priest, and he shall bring her offering on her behalf, one-tenth of an ephah of barley flour; he shall not pour oil u...

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Moses and the Fires of Gehenna of Calf

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:48

But what does it all mean? , drawing on the rich tapestry of Jewish tradition to unravel this mystery. The Torah tells us, "The priest shall write these curses in a scroll, and era...

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Purifying Flames and Calf

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:49

But that's precisely what we find explored in Bamidbar Rabbah 9, a section of the great Midrashic collection that delves into the book of Numbers. The passage starts with a verse a...

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