Creation

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Explore 3,406 Jewish texts related to the theme of Creation, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Moses and Creation of Meriva

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It’s a question that echoes through the story of Moses and the waters of Mei Meriva – the waters of dispute. "These are the waters of dispute, where the children of Israel quarrele...

Yiftah and the Origins of the World

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This week, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 19 that touches on exactly that feeling, exploring a moment of high diplomacy – or rather, a diplomatic bric...

Adam and the Origins of the World

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to a fascinating exploration of just that, drawing from the ancient wisdom of Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers. Our starting point is the ...

Death of Moses and Likewise

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The Book of Numbers, in the Torah, gives us a powerful story, one unpacked beautifully in Bamidbar Rabbah, a classical midrashic collection (a midrash is an interpretive work drawi...

Cosmic Origins and Israelites

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The Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, sheds light on this very question. It tells us that the well, a miraculous source of water that acco...

Og in Battle

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But Jewish tradition sees so much more. The Midrash, specifically Bamidbar Rabbah 19, unpacks this verse, revealing layers of meaning and offering profound insights into the nature...

Kingdom of Balak

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According to the Midrash, not at all. It's a question that comes to the fore when we delve into Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically chapter 20. The passage opens with the simple statemen...

Balak's Transgression and Midian

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Our story today, drawn from Bamidbar Rabbah 20, a section of the classical Midrash, plunges us right into such a situation – a tale of Moabites, Midianites, a rising Israelite nati...

Kingdom of Balak and Isaiah

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Like we can somehow pull the divine wool over God's eyes. Today, we’re diving into a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 20 that explores this very idea, highlighting three fi...