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Parashat Shelah: Midrash
During the spies' mission, the verbs switch from plural to singular. What’s the meaning of this switch?
Parashat Shelah: Midrash
The sin of the מְרַגְּלִים (meraglim, spies) gets a super-harsh punishment! What is so uniquely terrible about this sin?
Parashat Shelah: Midrash
The spies describe Eretz Canaan as a land that eat up those who live in it. What does this mean?
Parashat Shelah: Midrash
What was the long term impact of Benei Yisrael's crying in reaction to the spies' report?
Parashat Shelah: Midrash
In two separate instances Moshe asks God to forgive the people, and describes God as In both stories, why does Moshe describe God as אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם (slow to anger). What can we learn from that?
Parashat Nitzavim: Midrash
Let’s look closer at one important phrase in our parashah: לֹא בַשָּׁמַיִם הִוא (it’s not in heaven). What can we learn from these words?
Shavuot: Midrash
What is Torah like? How is it like water? How is it like oil?
Parashat Shoftim: Midrash
The Torah says that a judge who's having a hard time making a decision should seek a higher authority "who is at the time". What can we learn from those words?
Parashat Shemot: Midrash
What was Pharaoh's daughter's name?
Parashat Mishpatim: Midrash
Midrashim are ideas or stories that explain the Torah.Here’s a midrash that imagines what the angels had to say about Moshe going up to Mount Sinai to get the tablets from God.
Parashat Terumah: Midrash
Midrashim are ideas or stories that explain the Torah. Here’s a midrash about Moshe receiving the directions for creating the menorah and struggling to understand.
Parashat Bo: Midrash
Benei Yisrael are given their first mitzvah: deciding when each new month begins. Why is Rosh hodesh described as being "for you?"
Parashat Bo: Midrash
Midrashim are ideas or stories that explain the Torah. When the Torah describes the laws of the קָרְבַּן פֶּסַח (korban pesah, pesah offering), it emphasizes that a גֵּר (ger, stranger) must also be included.
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: Midrash
Why does the Torah tell us Yitzhak's location right before he meets Rivkah?
Parashat Toldot: Midrash
Learn a midrash about what happens when Esav finds out that Yaakov came first and got the blessing from Yitzhak.
Parashat Vayehi: Midrash
Learn a midrash about Serah, the only one who persuaded all the people to believe in Moshe!
Parashat Vayehi: Midrash
How come Yosef didn't know firsthand that his father was sick?
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: Midrash
Why does the Torah describe Avraham as zakein (old)?
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: Midrash
What does it mean that God blessed Avraham ba-kol (with everything)?