Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Why Did God Ask How Long Will They Provoke Me

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:24

That feeling resonates deeply in a powerful passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 16. It explores the fraught relationship between God and the Israelites, focusing on their repeated rejecti...

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Moses Argues With God to Spare the Faithless Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 16:25

In the book of Numbers, we find Moses doing just that, wrestling with God over the fate of the Israelites. It’s a moment of incredible intensity, revealing a deep and complex relat...

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Why God Called It the Land of Your Dwelling Not Canaan

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 17:3

Rabbi Zakai of She'av offers a beautiful insight. He imagines the Israelites asking God: "Master of the universe, everywhere else You call it the land of Canaan, but here, ‘the lan...

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The Heartbreaking Ambition Behind Korach's Rebellion

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:2

We often think of it as pure power-grabbing, but the ancient texts suggest a more nuanced, almost heartbreaking, story of ambition, family, and perceived injustice. The Book of Num...

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How Korah's Wife Fueled His Rebellion Against Moses

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:4

His story, recounted in Bamidbar Rabbah (Numbers Rabbah) 18, is a wild ride of ambition, rebellion, and some seriously bad consequences. So, "Korah took…" That's how the story begi...

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Korah Claims All Israel Heard God's Voice at Sinai

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:6

In this week's portion, we encounter the rebellion of Koraḥ, a story that's not just about one disgruntled guy, but about the very foundations of leadership and faith. "Koraḥ assem...

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Rabbis: Korah's Transgression

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:15

Who was Korah? We find him in the Book of Numbers, leading a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. He challenged their authority, questioning why they held such power. A dangerous mov...

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Moses's Transgression of Kora

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:20

We often focus on the leaders, the prophets, the ones making history. But what about the everyday folks caught in the crossfire? Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from...

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Angels Attend to Rahav

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:22

The Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, dives into this very question, and what it reveals is both awe-inspiring and, well, a little unsettl...

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