Egypt

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Explore 2,514 Jewish texts related to the theme of Egypt, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Manna from Heaven and Isaiah

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It’s not just about receiving, but about the giving, the engagement, the doing. to a fascinating passage from Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of...

Manna from Heaven and Aviram

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Remember the manna, that miraculous bread from heaven? God instructed the Israelites to gather only what they needed for each day, except on Friday, when they were to collect a dou...

Shabbat at the Dawn of Creation

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The Torah tells us in Exodus (16:29), "See that the Lord has given you the Shabbat; therefore, He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Remain each man where he is; no man...

Messiah's Transgression and Shabbat

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What if I told you that the secret to bringing about the Messiah, the Mashiach, could be found in just one day? Not a year of good deeds, not a lifetime of pious acts, but a single...

Amalek in Battle

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The Jewish people know that feeling all too well. In fact, there's a fascinating passage in Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, that uses...

Moses and the Fires of Gehenna and Miracles

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The Israelites certainly did. In the book of Exodus, right after the incredible miracle of being freed from Egypt, they find themselves wandering in the desert, thirsty and complai...

Amalek in Battle and Joshua

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Take the story of the war against Amalek in Exodus 17:9. Moses tells Joshua, "Choose men for us and go out and wage war with Amalek; tomorrow I will be standing on top of the hill ...

Yitro and Creation

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This week, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Shemot Rabbah, a compilation of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, specifically Shemot Rabbah 27. It uses the s...

Wisdom of Yitro

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The Book of Exodus gives us a powerful example in the story of Yitro, Moses' father-in-law. And the midrash, specifically Shemot Rabbah, offers us some fascinating interpretations ...