Noah & Flood

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Explore 1,463 Jewish texts related to the theme of Noah & Flood, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Rabbi Akiva and Creation

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The ancient texts of Judaism grapple with these questions in profound ways, and today we're going to dive into a fascinating passage from the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 787 that explo...

Zelophehad's Transgression

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Specifically, we're diving into Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 788, which wrestles with some tricky questions arising from the story of the daughters of Zelophehad. Remember them? They we...

Rabbi Yehudah in Paradise

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Aggadah

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, ...

Rabbi Yehudah and the Ark

Other Texts Midrash Aggadah

It wasn’t just about hygiene; it was deeply connected to their relationship with the Divine. to a passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a fascinating collection of legal interpretations on...

Righteousness of Noah and From

Other Texts Midrash Aggadah

It wasn't just about personal cleanliness; it was about maintaining a state of holiness, a separation from anything that could defile the sacred space. And as we read in Sifrei Bam...

Glory of the Temple

Other Texts Midrash Aggadah

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...

Kingdom of Cohein

Other Texts Midrash Aggadah

It’s pretty astounding, actually. to a seemingly obscure passage in Sifrei Bamidbar, specifically Bamidbar (Numbers) 5:23, and uncover some profound insights. The verse states: "Th...

Reckoning of Souls and Yitzchak

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Sifrei Bamidbar, an ancient commentary on the Book of Numbers, unpacks this seemingly simple phrase in a multitude of beautiful and insightful ways. The most straightforward unders...

David: The Ark of the Covenant

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And it happened to King David himself, involving none other than the Ark of the Covenant. We find ourselves in Bamidbar (Numbers 7:9), where the Torah is describing the gifts given...