Parshat Vayikra

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The laws of burnt offerings, meal offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings brought in the Tabernacle. Leviticus 1:1-5:26.

Animals Two by Two and Kings

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 50:2

That tension, that disconnect, is right at the heart of Psalm 50, and it’s something the Rabbis grappled with deeply. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Bo...

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Adam Beyond the Firmament and David

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 19:8

We often think of grand gestures, sacrifices, or elaborate rituals. But what if I told you it’s something far simpler, something each of us carries within us every single day? Pirk...

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Cain in Paradise and Abel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 21:5

It’s a story we all know, but sometimes the details – the why behind the drama – get lost. Let’s pull back the curtain a little, shall we? The book of Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fas...

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Trial of Abraham and Berachiah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 31:12

God tests Abraham, tells him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice, and then at the last possible second, sends an angel to stop him, providing a ram instead. But what really happened in t...

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Jacob's Transgression and Rebecca

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:15

Here he is, a man learned in Torah, yet understandably terrified of receiving his father's curse instead of a blessing. Can you blame him? His mother, Rebecca, steps in, offering a...

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Rabbi Akiva's Repentance

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 4:3

Feeling guilty, the thief swears falsely about it – adding insult to injury! Now, they want to make amends. They gather the money they stole, plus the offering needed for atonement...

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When God Created and Nazirite

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 31:1

We're diving into the fascinating world of the Nazir – the Nazirite – and some seriously intricate rules about their sacred commitment. In the Book of Numbers – Bamidbar in Hebrew ...

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Holy Ground Beneath and Cohein

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 37:1

It's there, meticulously detailed, if you know where to look. Today, let's unpack a small but fascinating corner of it from Sifrei Bamidbar, a legal midrash on the Book of Numbers....

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Tribal Ordinances and the Wilderness

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 50:1

The Book of Numbers – in Hebrew, Bamidbar, meaning "in the wilderness" – is full of intricate details about the Tabernacle, the sacrifices, and the duties of the Levites. And withi...

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