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 at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 15:30

It’s found within Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus. Imagine a king, overflowing with riches. Not just money, but gold, silver, precious...

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Kingdom of Moses and Passover

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 16:1

The verse we're looking at is Exodus 12:21: “Moses called all the elders of Israel, and said to them: Draw, and take for yourselves lambs for your families, and slaughter the pasch...

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Akhish in Heaven

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 19:1

It turns out this very human experience is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition. We find this idea beautifully explored in Shemot Rabbah, specifically in its interpretation of the ver...

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Teachings of Moses and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 19:5

We all know the story of the Exodus, of course, but let's delve into a fascinating piece of Midrash, specifically from Shemot Rabbah 19, which sheds light on the often-overlooked d...

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Moses in Battle and Joseph

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 20:19

We all know about the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea... but there's a smaller, more personal story woven into the grand narrative of the Exodus. It's a story of loyalty, promi...

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Moses Speaks to God and Abahu

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 31:2

Rabbi Abahu offers a powerful insight into this very question, drawing from the book of Exodus. "Three pilgrimage festivals you shall hold a festival to Me during the year" (Exodus...

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Mara and the Lawgiver

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 43:3

Like, "Why does this even exist?" The ancient rabbis grappled with this too. And in Shemot Rabbah (a collection of rabbinic homilies on the Book of Exodus), we find a fascinating e...

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Covenant of Betzalel

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 50:3

But Jewish tradition teaches us that healing often comes from the very source of our pain. The Shemot Rabbah, a compilation of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, explo...

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Judges: Samson in the Days of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 8:2

Sometimes, a single verse can unlock a whole new world of understanding, linking tales and teachings in unexpected ways. to one of those connections, found in Vayikra Rabbah (Levit...

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