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The Yalkut Shimoni, a fascinating compilation of Midrashic teachings (Midrash means interpreting scripture) and rabbinic commentary on the entire Hebrew Bible, sheds some light on ...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. They wrestled with these very questions, poring over every word of the Torah to glean wisdom about how to establish just and equitable legal syste...
The Talmud and Midrash are FULL of debates about how justice should be applied, especially when dealing with something as serious as accidental death. to one of those fascinating d...
The passage starts with a seemingly simple statement: "Just as the city accepts, so too its boundary accepts." Okay... but what does that even MEAN? Well, the rabbis immediately ra...
Specifically, we're looking at section 788, which tackles the tricky issue of a manslayer's return. The verse in question? "The manslayer shall return to his own land of possession...
Our tradition grapples with this question intensely, especially when dealing with accidental death and the concept of atonement. to a passage from the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah, spec...
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...
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...
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 ...
