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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...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Bible, sheds light on this very question, drawing from Psalm 87:1-2: "Of the sons of Korah, a song with musical accom...
The Torah touches on this very idea, and it's more profound than you might think. Think about Abraham. He's already a patriarch, a leader, a man of faith. But something is missing....
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Bible, brings together a fascinating idea in its section on Torah, specifically paragraph 251. It quotes R’ Yehoshua ...
It's more than just a nice sentiment. It's absolutely fundamental. In fact, Rabbi Yehoshua of Sikhnin, quoting Rabbi Levi, makes a powerful statement: "Great is peace, for all bles...
We get a tantalizing glimpse into this very question in Sifrei Bamidbar, a rabbinic commentary on the Book of Numbers. The text grapples with a fascinating problem: scripture seems...
Sounds daunting. Well, according to Sifrei Bamidbar (Numbers), Moses himself had a little trouble with it! In Numbers 8:4, we read, "And this was the work of the menorah… according...
It’s a question that’s resonated throughout Jewish history, and the answer, surprisingly, is all about perspective. Our tradition teaches us that the way we count time is intimatel...
No wonder he was feeling the pressure! In the book of Bamidbar (Numbers), specifically chapter 11, verse 16, we find a fascinating solution to Moses’ burden, and it reveals somethi...
