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According to Rabbi José, HAMAN wasn’t just a power-hungry villain; he was an astrologer! He meticulously cast lots – Pur, as the verse says – using the constellations to determine ...
It sounds gross, I know, but stay with me. There’s a fascinating passage in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 54) that throws light on the number seven and its significance in Jewish...
As it says in the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 788, "Do not deceive the land." Now, this might sound strange. How can we deceive the land? One interpretation offered is a straightforwar...
It's not just you! Sometimes, the text does seem redundant. But guess what? That repetition is often a clue, a hint that something deeper is going on. to one of those moments in Ba...
The scene: the Israelites are in the desert, and something unusual is happening. Two men, Eldad and Medad, are prophesying within the camp (Bamidbar/Numbers 11:27). A "youth" runs ...
Jewish tradition certainly has, and it teaches us profound lessons about cause and effect, especially when it comes to how we treat others. Let's delve into a fascinating passage f...
Today, we’re diving deep into the fascinating world of challah, that golden-brown braided bread we often enjoy on Shabbat and holidays, but with a twist. We're not just talking abo...
That’s the fascinating idea we find in the book of Numbers, Bamidbar, specifically in verse 18:20. It says, "And the L-rd said to Aaron: In their land you will not inherit, and you...
We often think of gold, of power, of prestige. But what if I told you there's something even more precious, something that transcends this world and the next? Sifrei Bamidbar, one ...
