Shabbat

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Explore 1,109 Jewish texts related to the theme of Shabbat, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Moses Among the Heavenly Host and Alas

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The Israelites, fresh from their miraculous escape from Egypt, certainly did. The book of Exodus tells us, "Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went out to the wilderness of...

Jacob and Creation of Eden

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The ancient rabbis felt that way too, and they found profound hope in the story of the Exodus. In Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, we ...

Manna from Heaven and Aviram

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Remember the manna, that miraculous bread from heaven? God instructed the Israelites to gather only what they needed for each day, except on Friday, when they were to collect a dou...

Shabbat at the Dawn of Creation

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The Torah tells us in Exodus (16:29), "See that the Lord has given you the Shabbat; therefore, He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Remain each man where he is; no man...

Messiah's Transgression and Shabbat

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What if I told you that the secret to bringing about the Messiah, the Mashiach, could be found in just one day? Not a year of good deeds, not a lifetime of pious acts, but a single...

Amalek in Battle

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The Jewish people know that feeling all too well. In fact, there's a fascinating passage in Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, that uses...

Moses's Song

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We all know the story, but the Rabbis of the Midrash, those ancient interpreters of scripture, delve into the details, revealing layers of meaning we might otherwise miss. one fasc...

Moses and the Origins of the World

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Can you picture them all crying out at the same moment? Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, tells us that God hears them all concurrently...

Me and the Origins of the World

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Shemot Rabbah, the collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, points this out explicitly. "Come and see," it urges, "how excellent this portion is!" What's so ex...