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.

Holy Ground Beneath and Inheritance

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It's not just about geography, you know. It's about belonging, a deep and profound connection that resonates through our history. The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic comm...

Adam: David and the Heavenly Realms

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Our tradition wrestles with this question constantly, and one striking example comes from the Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the Bible. Specifically, Yalku...

Moses Studies Torah of Jordan

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Today, we're going to explore a passage from the Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic literature that sheds light on a particular verse about cities of refuge. The passage we'...

Rav Kahana Receives the Torah

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It all revolves around the idea of a city of refuge, a place of sanctuary for someone who committed accidental manslaughter. Now, the Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic inte...

Moses and the Promised Land of Jordan

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The Torah provides a fascinating and compassionate solution: cities of refuge, places where an unintentional manslayer could flee and find sanctuary. But how did these cities work,...

Rav Chisda and Divine Judgment

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The ancient rabbis certainly did, wrestling with the nuances of laws, especially those concerning cities of refuge. Let's delve into a fascinating passage from the Yalkut Shimoni o...

City of David and Israelite

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Jewish tradition has some pretty strong feelings about collective responsibility, and it's not always who you'd expect who bears the weight. The Yalkut Shimoni, a fascinating compi...

Windows of Heaven

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This passage from Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 787 delves into the complexities of culpability, specifically focusing on scenarios involving fathers and sons, intent, and the role of th...

Torah as Blueprint

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The ancient rabbis certainly did. They wrestled with these very questions, poring over every word of the Torah to glean wisdom about how to establish just and equitable legal syste...