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And what was God's response? According to Rabbi Yehuda bar Simon in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, it was like a king with priceless gems being asked for a treasure by his son. The king doe...
We find ourselves pondering just that in a fascinating discussion rooted in the verse from Song of Songs 4:16: "Awake, north wind, and come, south wind; blow upon my garden, that i...
To understand, we need to remember what came before that call. Go back to the end of Exodus, to the detailed instructions for building the Mishkan. The text repeats, almost like a ...
The verse in question, from Leviticus 14:4, describes a ritual for purifying someone who has been healed from a skin disease: “The priest shall command, and one shall take for the ...
Today, we’re going to dive into a fascinating passage from Vayikra Rabbah (Leviticus Rabbah) 20 that wrestles with this very problem. Our entry point is the Book of Leviticus, spec...
The passage opens with a quote from the Book of Job: “Does the eagle ascend at your directive?” (Job 39:27). Rabbi Yudan of Gaul uses this verse to ask a powerful question about Aa...
The book of Job speaks to that feeling. "Even at this my heart trembles veyitar from its place" (Job 37:1). What does veyitar even mean? Rabbi Aha and Rabbi Ze'eira, in Vayikra Rab...
Vayikra Rabbah, specifically chapter 20, dives right into this difficult territory. It starts with a quote from Proverbs (17:26): “To punish also the righteous is not good." It's a...
That feeling, that ache of separation, is what this week’s portion of Vayikra Rabbah (Leviticus Rabbah) touches upon. It centers around a seemingly simple phrase in Leviticus 16:2:...
