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We find it in Numbers chapter 16, when Korah and his followers challenge Moses and Aaron's leadership. The consequences? Let's just say they were…earth-shattering. "The earth opene...
We find ourselves in Bereshit Rabbah, a treasure trove of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, wrestling with Jacob's final blessings to his sons. And when he gets to D...
That’s the story woven into the ancient commentary on the Song of Songs, Shir HaShirim Rabbah, and it centers on a woman named Elisheva. The verse "Who is this ascending…," from So...
Vayikra Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Leviticus, delves into the nuances of the meal offering, specifically looking at two types: one made in a shallow ...
King David certainly knew that feeling. In the Midrash Tehillim, a beautiful collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, we find a powerful meditation on the verse, "Many ...
The passage begins with a simple question: Why was the first human called Adam? Rabbi Jehudah offers a straightforward answer: "Because of the name Adamah (אדמה), whence he was tak...
One particularly intriguing, and perhaps shocking, account comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a text that delves into the narratives of the Torah with expansive detail. This passag...
We're diving into a fascinating passage from the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah, specifically section 787, which grapples with the nuances of homicide and the concept of the "redeemer of ...
Our tradition certainly does. It understands that words can build up, but they can also tear down, even to the point of taking a life. : What safeguards do we put in place when som...
