Soul

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Explore 2,042 Jewish texts related to the theme of Soul, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Isaac and the Angels of Gedi

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Beautiful. But what does that imagery evoke? Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a Midrashic collection (meaning a collection of interpretations and stories) focusing on the Song of Songs, unpac...

Sanhedrin and the Dreamer

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Take the line, "Your eyes are like doves." What could that possibly mean? Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a classical midrashic commentary on the Song of Songs, doesn't take things literally...

Before the Fall and Songs

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And they found surprising insights in the most unexpected places – like the flowers of the field. We're diving into Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations o...

Death of Hadrian

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That’s how I feel diving into the pages of Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of Rabbinic interpretations of the Song of Songs. Today, we're looking at a fascinating passage from s...

Hanina: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

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In Shir HaShirim Rabbah 7, the Rabbis unpack a seemingly simple verse – Song of Songs 2:7: “I administer an oath to you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, and by the hinds o...

Yudan: Esau at the Dawn of Creation

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In Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Song of Songs, we find a fascinating discussion about these pesky creatures and what they represent. Rabbi ...

Abraham and Creation

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It’s a question that's plagued humanity for centuries. And while there aren't easy answers, Jewish tradition grapples with this in profound and moving ways. to a story from Shir Ha...

Edom and Joseph

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The Song of Songs, or Shir HaShirim in Hebrew, is filled with that kind of longing. It’s a love poem, yes, but Jewish tradition reads it as an allegory for the relationship between...

Moses and the Dreamer of Shir

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That ache, that persistent search – it echoes through the ages, even finding its way into the ancient texts. We turn to Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretatio...