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 in Battle and Eldad

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 15:19

to a story from Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, that explores just this. The story goes that God tells Moses to gather seventy men to he...

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The Golden Calf of Sinai

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 15:21

The Book of Numbers, Bamidbar in Hebrew, picks up the story after the tumultuous events at Sinai. In Bamidbar Rabbah 15, a Midrash, or interpretive commentary, delves into a seemin...

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Moses and Solomon of Send

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:4

The verse in Numbers 13:2, “Send you men,” seems simple enough. But Bamidbar Rabbah, a fascinating collection of Midrashic interpretations on the Book of Numbers, digs deeper. It s...

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Mission of Moses and Canaan

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:11

The story of the spies sent to scout the Land of Canaan in the Book of Numbers is a powerful example of how fear and negative speech can derail even the most promising journeys. Th...

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Covenant of Moses of Land

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:12

Even in the Bible, the order in which things are presented can tell a whole story. Take the story of the spies sent by Moses to scout out the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, bef...

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Moses and the Soul of Caleb

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:19

It’s a story found within Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Numbers. The scene is set: Moses has sent out spies to scout the Land of Israel. ...

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Joshua in Joseph's Time

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:21

Believe it or not, there's a story about that – a powerful one, drawn from Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically section 16. It's a tale of complaining, consequences, and a little bit of d...

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Kingdom of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:28

That’s kind of the situation the Israelites found themselves in after the sin of the spies. They'd just heard a terrifying report about the Land of Israel and, gripped by fear, the...

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Moses Speaks to God and Kora

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:1

It all starts in Numbers 16:1: “Koraḥ, son of Yitzhar son of Kehat son of Levi, and Datan and Aviram, sons of Eliav, and On, son of Pelet, sons of Reuben, took…” Took what, you ask...

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