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According to Legends of the Jews, on the second day of Creation, God didn't just whip up one thing, but four: the firmament, hell, fire, and the angels. Talk about a busy day! We'r...
That’s the kind of burning desire the Israelites had for the Torah. After all the trials and tribulations of escaping Egypt, they were finally at the foot of Mount Sinai, ready to ...
It wasn't just a chaotic mass of people wandering aimlessly, that's for sure. According to the traditions, there was a real method to the madness, a divinely inspired order. The st...
The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, is part of the Ketuvim ("Writings") section of the Hebrew Bible. Kohelet Rabbah, a Midrashic commentary on Ecclesiastes, digs deep into the ve...
It’s not just about remembering a historical event; it’s about something far more profound. Midrash Tehillim 8, a commentary on the Book of Psalms, delves into the very heart of th...
It wasn't just about getting a list of rules. According to Midrash Tehillim, it was a moment when the very voice of God became audible to humankind, a unique event in all of creati...
We often focus on the almost-sacrifice, the angel's intervention, the ram that appears in the nick of time (Genesis 22). But what became of that ram after its offering? Rabbi Chani...
The prophets of Israel knew that feeling all too well. They saw their people straying, falling, losing their way. And they weren't afraid to call it out. But more importantly, they...
We’re turning to Sifrei Bamidbar, a legal midrash on the Book of Numbers. Specifically, we're looking at Bamidbar 28:6, which discusses the daily burnt offering, the tamid. The ver...
