Parshat Vayelech

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Moses's final day, the commandment of Hakhel (public Torah reading), and the prediction of Israel's future rebellion. Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30.

Menashe at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 10:3

The Song of Songs, a beautiful and often enigmatic book, offers some tantalizing clues, and the Midrash, specifically Shir HaShirim Rabbah, amplifies them, painting a vivid picture...

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Kingdom of Solomon and Shlomo

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 11:1

We start with a verse: “Emerge, daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, and on the day of the rejoici...

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From Nothing to Everything and Levi

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:3

Take a single line from Shir HaShirim Rabbah (Song of Songs Rabbah), a beautiful and intricate exploration of the Song of Songs. We're going to dive into just a few verses and see ...

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Miriam: Moses and Joseph

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 5:2

The ancient rabbis certainly did. In Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Song of Songs, we find a powerful, poignant lesson woven into the seeming...

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Elisha: Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 8:2

Our sages pondered just such a return, a return from exile so profound it would reshape the world. This vision is beautifully captured in Shir HaShirim Rabbah, the commentary on th...

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Kingdom of David and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 10:1

The Song of Songs, that incredibly beautiful and often enigmatic book, gives us a clue. Specifically, let's dive into verse 4:10: “How fair is your loving, my sister, my bride; how...

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David and His Mighty Men of Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 11:1

And like any great poem, it's been interpreted in countless ways. Today, we're diving into one particularly fascinating interpretation from Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a rabbinic comment...

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Miriam in Paradise

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 12:3

The mystics of old certainly did. to a fascinating interpretation of a verse from the Song of Songs, a book overflowing with symbolism and hidden meanings. "Your branches [shelaḥay...

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Letters of Torah and Lebanon

Midrash Rabbah Shir HaShirim Rabbah 15:1

And the process, according to our tradition, is absolutely fascinating. : how do we arrive at these conclusions, these rulings that guide our lives? It’s a question that’s been pon...

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