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It all begins with the phrase, “these are [ve’eleh] the ordinances.” But it's not just about the laws themselves; it's about the dedication behind them. The Rabbis of the Midrash s...
He was trying to save the Israelites from destruction, and the story goes something like this… God, seeing the Israelites’ transgressions, essentially challenges Moses. "Find me te...
Sometimes, the answer can be found in the most unexpected places, like in the ancient commentaries on the Song of Songs, or Shir HaShirim in Hebrew. Specifically, we can look at Sh...
The verse we're focusing on is Song of Songs 2:10: "my beloved spoke up [ana], and he said [ve’amar] to me." Now, Rabbi Azarya raises a pretty good question: Isn't "speaking" the s...
The verse? "Your temple is like a pomegranate slice behind your braid" (Song of Songs 6:7). Sounds pretty. Poetic, even. But what does it mean? The rabbis of old, in their endless ...
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...
to a passage from Vayikra Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Leviticus, that does just that. It all starts with a rather clinical verse: "A man, if he ...
That’s because, often, it is! one such instance. We find ourselves in Vayikra Rabbah (Leviticus Rabbah) 19, diving into a seemingly straightforward verse from Leviticus 15:25, deal...
Vayikra Rabbah 26, a section of the Midrash Rabbah on Leviticus, invites us to do just that. It starts with the familiar verse, "The Lord said to Moses: Speak to the priests, sons ...
