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Imagine the scene: Balaam, the non-Jewish prophet-for-hire, is up to no good. He's been hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the Israelites (Numbers 22-24). He's built seven alta...
Samuel, a man of unwavering integrity, embodied peace. He was, as Ginzberg tells us in Legends of the Jews, a judge utterly disinterested in personal gain, refusing compensation fo...
It involves a woman suspected of adultery, a priest, and a rather dramatic test involving "the water of bitterness that causes curse" (Numbers 5:18). Now, before we get too far, it...
We’re looking at Numbers 6:10, which discusses the ritual a nazir – a person who has taken a vow of separation – must perform if they become ritually impure during their period of ...
to a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 10, a midrashic commentary on the Book of Numbers, specifically dealing with the laws of the nazir, or Nazirite. The passage opens wit...
to a passage from Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Numbers. Specifically, we’re looking at chapter 10, which gets into the specifics of the ...
Jewish tradition certainly has something to say about that, especially when it comes to the story of Abraham and his monumental tests of faith. to Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collec...
The passage comes from Bereshit Rabbah 55, a treasure trove of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis. It all starts with a verse from the prophet Micah (6:6): “With what ...
Take mourning rituals, for example. The familiar seven-day period of intense mourning, the shivah. Where did that come from? Well, let's dive into Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collec...
