Parshat Vayakhel

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The people bring offerings for the Tabernacle, Bezalel and the craftsmen begin construction. Exodus 35:1-38:20.

The Golden Calf of Tabernacle

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 9:46

Bamidbar Rabbah, a classic collection of Midrashic teachings on the Book of Numbers, gives us a fascinating peek into just that. It takes a passage about a ritual involving a woman...

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Tabernacle: The Golden Calf

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:1

We find ourselves in Bamidbar Rabbah 12, a section of the Midrash Rabbah, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the books of the Torah. The text opens with a seemingly simple stat...

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Tabernacle: Betzalel in the Days of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:10

And it turns out, it’s a feeling that resonates even within the stories of our most revered figures. Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, div...

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First Humans and Tabernacle

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:14

to one of those metaphors, found in Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers. We begin with a beautiful verse from Numbers (24:5): "How goodly are...

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Moses and the Heavenly Realms of Tabernacle

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 12:16

And it seems even the leaders of ancient Israel weren't immune. We find a fascinating story in Bamidbar Rabbah 12, a section of the great collection of Midrashic teachings on the B...

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Moses Before the King and Tabernacle

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 15:4

The Midrash, specifically Bamidbar Rabbah 15, tells us that crafting the menorah was uniquely challenging for Moses. More so than any other object in the Tabernacle! Can you pictur...

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Teachings of He and Tabernacle

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 21:22

Jewish tradition grapples with this very idea – the seeming imbalance between what we offer God and what God offers us. The passage in Bamidbar Rabbah 21, a collection of rabbinic ...

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Creation of the World and Tabernacle

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 3:9

The Bereshit Rabbah, a classic Midrashic collection that expands on the Book of Genesis, dives deep into the creation story. And in Bereshit Rabbah 3, Rabbi Shmuel bar Ami offers a...

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Acts of Creation and Tabernacle

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 34:2

The answer, according to our Sages, might surprise you. In Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Exodus, we find a fascinating discussion about the Ark, ...

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