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As it says in the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 788, "Do not deceive the land." Now, this might sound strange. How can we deceive the land? One interpretation offered is a straightforwar...
It all starts with the phrase "this good mountain and the Lebanon." This isn't just any mountain, you see. It's the mountain. Everyone, it seems, calls it that. Abraham calls it a ...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of Midrashic teachings, gives us a glimpse into the heart of Moshe at this pivotal moment, drawing on Torah 816. Moshe pleads, "Pray let me cross ...
And it's something the Jewish people have grappled with throughout our history, especially during times of exile. Imagine being uprooted, torn from your home, your land, everything...
Our ancestors grappled with this very feeling as they transitioned between eras in ancient Israel. Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah, ...
The passage begins with God speaking to Moses, commanding him to instruct the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone afflicted with tzara'at (often translated as leprosy, tho...
to the first word of Sifrei Bamidbar ("The Book of Numbers") and see what treasures we can unearth. That word is "Command" (צו, tzav in Hebrew). The Rabbis of old weren't satisfied...
In the book of Bamidbar – Numbers, in English – we find a fascinating passage that deals precisely with this: the idea of sacred space, separation, and the surprising presence of t...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. And in the Sifrei Bamidbar, a mishnah of legal commentary on the Book of Numbers, they explore this very idea, using the story of the Israelites i...
