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to a fascinating, and frankly, a little disturbing, passage from Bamidbar Rabbah (Numbers Rabbah) 9 that explores exactly that. We're going to unpack the strange case of the sotah,...
There’s a fascinating teaching attributed to Rabbi Meir in Bamidbar Rabbah 9 that gets right to the heart of it. He asks, how do we know that the way we treat others is the very sa...
It involves a woman suspected of adultery, a priest, and a rather dramatic test involving "the water of bitterness that causes curse" (Numbers 5:18). Now, before we get too far, it...
We're looking at Chapter 9, specifically dealing with the ritual of the sotah, the suspected adulteress. It's a wild ride, full of symbolic actions and high stakes. The verse we're...
The passage starts with the seemingly straightforward case of a suspected adulteress in Numbers 5:12: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: If the wife of any man will...
Bamidbar Rabbah, a classic collection of Midrashic teachings on the Book of Numbers, gives us a fascinating peek into just that. It takes a passage about a ritual involving a woman...
Here, we're unpacking the story of the sotah, the woman suspected of adultery, and the unique ritual designed to determine her guilt or innocence. It's a wild ride, so buckle up. O...
But what does it all mean? , drawing on the rich tapestry of Jewish tradition to unravel this mystery. The Torah tells us, "The priest shall write these curses in a scroll, and era...
But that's precisely what we find explored in Bamidbar Rabbah 9, a section of the great Midrashic collection that delves into the book of Numbers. The passage starts with a verse a...
