Parshat Yitro

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Jethro visits Moses, the revelation at Mount Sinai, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. Exodus 18:1-20:23.

Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 4

(Numb. 1:1-2) “Then the Lord spoke unto Moses in the Sinai desert […, ‘Take a census of the whole congregation of the Children of Israel…’].” This text is related (to Cant. 7:3), “...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 5

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 5

(Numb. 1:1-2) “Then the Lord spoke unto Moses in the Sinai desert […,] ‘Take a census of the whole congregation.” This text is related (to Ps. 147:20), “He has not done so for any ...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 8

(Numb. 1:1) “Then the Lord spoke unto Moses in the Sinai desert.” What did He say to him (in vs. 2)?37Numb. R. 1:9. “Take a census (literally: raise [rt.: ns'] the head) of the who...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 15

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bamidbar 15

(Numb. 3:14-15) “And the Lord spoke to Israel in the Sinai Desert, saying enroll the Children of Levi….” This text is related (to Ps. 92:13), “The righteous one shall flourish like...

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Solomon's Vision and Asmodeus

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:133

And one of the most fascinating stories revolves around a journey they take together and the shocking revelations Asmodeus makes along the way. After what must have been an exhaust...

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King Midas and the Dreamer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:40

Elijah the prophet. Just the name conjures up images of fire, brimstone, and unwavering devotion to God. But was he all thunder and lightning? Or was there more to this fiery figur...

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Glory of the Temple and Sayings

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 3:12

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, an ancient Jewish text, has a pretty unsettling answer: the north. Specifically, it tells us that the north is "the abode of the destroying spirits, earthqu...

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The Burning Bush and Bilam

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 168:2

We know him as the liberator of the Israelites, the one who received the Torah on Mount Sinai. But what about the years before the burning bush? The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation o...

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Giving of the Torah and Omer

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 136:6

Like you're about to figure something out, and then BAM! A little voice pops up to say, "Hold on a second..." Well, that’s kind of what's happening in this passage from Sifrei Deva...

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