Parshat Vaera

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God reveals His name to Moses, the first seven plagues strike Egypt, and Pharaoh's heart is hardened. Exodus 6:2-9:35.

Moses's Song and Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 8:1

And it's a feeling, according to our sages, that even Moses himself grappled with. to a fascinating passage from Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a Midrashic commentary on the Song of Songs, ...

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Tzelofhad and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 10:3

That, my friends, is a glimpse into the mystical world of Torah study as described in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a beautiful, poetic exploration of the Song of Songs. We’re diving into ...

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Moses and Joseph of Songs

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 3:1

It pops up in unexpected places, carrying layers of meaning far beyond just a tasty fruit. Take the Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on the Song of Songs. It uses the ...

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Moses and the Heavenly Realms of Shir

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 6:1

But in the beautiful, multi-layered world of Jewish interpretation, this verse opens up into a world of meaning far beyond the literal. Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a classic midrashic co...

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Rabbi Yehuda's Song and Moses

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 8:1

The Song of Songs, that beautiful, evocative poem, begins with the line: "The sound of my beloved! Behold, he approaches, he leaps over the mountains and bounds over the hills" (So...

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Messiah: Moses at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 8:2

Jewish tradition understands that feeling, and offers a powerful image to overcome it: God leaping over mountains. We find this image in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the commentary on the...

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Moses the Lawgiver and Sinai

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 9:1

to one little verse that the Rabbis found particularly rich: "My beloved is like a gazelle or a fawn; behold, he is standing behind our wall, gazing from the windows, peering throu...

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Moses and the Dreamer of Songs

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 12:1

Ever read a love poem and thought, "This is beautiful, but what does it mean?" Well, the Jewish tradition has been doing that for centuries with the Song of Songs, also known as Sh...

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Moses Before the King and Songs

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 13:1

It all starts with a verse from the Song of Songs itself: “The fig tree has formed its unripe figs, and the vines in blossom have emitted fragrance. Rise, my love, my fair one, and...

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