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That’s what happened to Mordecai. He wrote down this dream, a cryptic vision, and later, when a terrible storm threatened to engulf the Jewish people, it was this dream that he rem...
The Book of Esther tells us the broad strokes, but Jewish tradition fills in the emotional depth, the internal struggles, and the sheer courage it took to face such a daunting task...
Now, they’re celebrating a miraculous deliverance. The air is thick with gratitude, with disbelief, with pure, unadulterated joy. As Mordecai, the hero of the hour, rode through th...
It paints a vivid picture of a king trying to undo the damage caused by his own misjudgment. The edict, as recounted, begins with Ahasuerus addressing "all the inhabitants of water...
She wasn't done. This time, she wanted her story, the story of her courage and her people’s deliverance, enshrined within the Holy Scriptures. But the sages hesitated. Big time. Ad...
Our tradition teaches that wisdom isn't just something you're born with. It's something you actively seek, something you pray for, something you might even… fast for. The Midrash M...
Today, we're diving into Midrash Mishlei, a fascinating collection of interpretations on the Book of Proverbs, to explore this very idea. Proverbs 1:10 warns us: "My son, if sinner...
The ancient texts grapple with this very idea, and there's perhaps no better example than the story of Joseph and his brothers. Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic teachings ...
And according to Midrash Mishlei, a collection of insightful commentaries on the Book of Proverbs, even animals know to avoid it! We find this idea in the midrash on Proverbs 1:17,...
