Understanding Rashi – BeShalah
1. Shemot 13:17 – Why does Rashi refrain from citing the Midrash? יג:יז: ויהי בשלח פרעה את העם ולא נחם
Midrash is biblical exegesis by ancient Judaic authorities, using a mode of interpretation prominent in the Talmud.
1. Shemot 13:17 – Why does Rashi refrain from citing the Midrash? יג:יז: ויהי בשלח פרעה את העם ולא נחם
When my daughter was in third or fourth grade in an ultra-orthodox school, she told me of an interesting exchange
Whomever has those three character traits… jealousy, arrogance, and an insatiable soul, is a disciple of Balaam the wicked. This
ויתן אל משה ככלותו לדבר אתו – He gave Moshe [the Tablets] when He concluded speaking with him. These words
Shemot 2017 Righteous women! Because of their merit, the Israelites were redeemed from Egypt. This beautiful statement, found in the
Rashi on Shemot Genesis and Exodus have each its personality. The former starts with cosmic events and segues into the
Messianic Wars in Midrash – Parashat VaEra In Exodus 8:2 we read of the second plague of Egypt, frogs: ותעל
At the end of chapter ten of Numbers (verses 35-46), the following, very famous paragraph, is framed by two inverted
