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The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of Midrashic teachings, hints at just such an idea with a fascinating take on a seemingly ordinary object: a staff. It all starts with the verse i...
R’ Shim’on ben Lakish makes a startling claim: Pinhas is Eliahu! Yes, Pinhas, the zealous priest who took action to stop the plague, is none other than the prophet Elijah, who will...
Take, for example, the beginning of the book of Numbers (Bamidbar in Hebrew), where we find a meticulous accounting of the Israelites' travels in the wilderness. It seems a little…...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of Midrashic teachings on the entire Hebrew Bible, offers us a glimpse into that world. In section 786, commenting on the Torah, we find a beautif...
The ancient Israelites knew that feeling intimately. The Yalkut Shimoni, a fascinating collection of Midrashic interpretations of the Hebrew Bible, sheds light on the Exodus story ...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Hebrew Bible, offers a fascinating and poignant glimpse into the deaths of Aaron and Moses. Specifically, Yalkut Shim...
The Israelites certainly did as they stood poised to enter the Promised Land. “And they camped by the Jordan,” the Torah tells us (Numbers 22:1). But what exactly was this Jordan R...
In the book of Numbers (33:55), we find a rather stark warning: "And if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, then those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your ...
The tradition grapples with this question in fascinating ways, especially when you bring the sea into the equation. The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the ...
