Holy Land

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Explore 4,923 Jewish texts related to the theme of Holy Land, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Hell and Its Gates of However

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We find ourselves in a similar place in Bamidbar Rabbah 16, grappling with the aftermath of the Israelites' lack of faith and their subsequent punishment of wandering the desert fo...

Moses and Creation

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That feeling resonates deeply in a powerful passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 16. It explores the fraught relationship between God and the Israelites, focusing on their repeated rejecti...

Moses and the Ark

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In the book of Numbers, we find Moses doing just that, wrestling with God over the fate of the Israelites. It’s a moment of incredible intensity, revealing a deep and complex relat...

Mikha and the Lawgiver

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It’s a question that echoes throughout Jewish tradition, and one place we find it wrestled with is in Bamidbar Rabbah – specifically, in section 16. Bamidbar Rabbah, if you're not ...

Eglon and Noah

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It’s a question that resonates throughout Jewish tradition, and one that the Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, tackles head-on. The passag...

Joshua and Creation

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The ancient rabbis pondered this very question, drawing a profound parallel between a human father and God, our ultimate Father. to Bamidbar Rabbah, specifically section 17, to unp...

Isaac: Abraham and the Origins of the World

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It wasn't just about following the rules, but about heart and intention. to a fascinating passage from Bamidbar Rabbah 17 and see what we can uncover. Rabbi Tanhuma bar Abba, quoti...

Covenant of Abraham and Canaan

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Rabbi Zakai of She'av offers a beautiful insight. He imagines the Israelites asking God: "Master of the universe, everywhere else You call it the land of Canaan, but here, ‘the lan...

Footsteps of Messiah

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We find ourselves in chapter 17, exploring the meaning behind the verse in Numbers 15:3: "And you will perform a fire offering to the Lord, a burnt offering, or a peace-offering to...