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.

Nadav in Heaven

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 20:10

The story centers around Nadav and Avihu, the sons of Aaron, Moses' brother and the High Priest. These two weren’t just any ordinary guys. They were close to the top, practically J...

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Moses: Aaron in Joseph's Time

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 21:7

That feeling, that ache of separation, is what this week’s portion of Vayikra Rabbah (Leviticus Rabbah) touches upon. It centers around a seemingly simple phrase in Leviticus 16:2:...

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Aaron and Moses of Temple

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 21:9

The ancient rabbis certainly did. to a fascinating passage from Vayikra Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Leviticus, and see what secrets we can uncov...

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Ishmael and Adam of Akiva

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 22:7

Sometimes, seemingly simple rules contain entire worlds of disagreement. Take the laws of slaughter, for instance. What seems like a straightforward process opens up a fascinating ...

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Rabbi Shimon and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 28:2

He points out a simple truth: When we wash our clothes on a rainy day, we have to work so hard to dry them. But while we're sleeping soundly, the Holy One, blessed be He, sends a l...

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Hoshana Rabbah and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 30:5

It's more than just ritual; it’s a conversation with history, a dance with meaning. to one small, but potent, idea from Vayikra Rabbah, specifically section 30, and see what we can...

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First Days of Existence and Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 30:13

That feeling, that little twist of perspective, is at the heart of a beautiful teaching from Vayikra Rabbah, the rabbinic commentary on the Book of Leviticus. Rabbi Yehuda, quoting...

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Josiah Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 33:3

The ancient rabbis certainly did. They saw the world as a delicate balance, and they understood that even seemingly small acts of injustice could have enormous consequences. In Vay...

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Rabbi Avihu and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 19:1

It's no wonder that the Psalmist David, gazing up at that same sky millennia ago, wrote, "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Psalm 19:1). But what does that declaration actuall...

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