Hi,
"Samuel II 23:1 terms King David, 'the one
who was elevated above [על]' – This is parallel
to the 100 [על in gematria] blessings.
"Each day, 100 Jews died; David
enacted 100 blessings, and then the plague halted."
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 18:21)
What do you think this might mean?
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Sources: Midrash: Bamidbar Rabbah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sources: Midrash: Bamidbar Rabbah. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The value of Privacy
Hi,
"‘And Gd spoke to Moshe in the Sinai wilderness’ – Until there was a Tent of Meeting, He spoke to Moshe at the bush… and in Egypt… and in Midian… and in Sinai…
"But once the Tent of Meeting stood, He said, ‘Privacy [tzniut צניעות] is good,’… and He spoke to Moshe in the Tent of Meeting."
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 1:3)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"‘And Gd spoke to Moshe in the Sinai wilderness’ – Until there was a Tent of Meeting, He spoke to Moshe at the bush… and in Egypt… and in Midian… and in Sinai…
"But once the Tent of Meeting stood, He said, ‘Privacy [tzniut צניעות] is good,’… and He spoke to Moshe in the Tent of Meeting."
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 1:3)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Hosting guests
Hi,
[Note: In Talmudic times, poultry was more expensive than beef.]
“Why do the offerings of Succot decrease each day?
“The Torah taught you the way of the world, via those offerings. If a person goes to stay somewhere, and his friend receives him, then on the first day the friend will receive him well and feed him poultry, on the second day the friend will feed him beef, on the third day the friend will feed him fish, on the fourth day the friend will feed him vegetables, and so it will decrease until the friend feeds him beans.”
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 21:25)
Chag sameach,
Mordechai
[Note: In Talmudic times, poultry was more expensive than beef.]
“Why do the offerings of Succot decrease each day?
“The Torah taught you the way of the world, via those offerings. If a person goes to stay somewhere, and his friend receives him, then on the first day the friend will receive him well and feed him poultry, on the second day the friend will feed him beef, on the third day the friend will feed him fish, on the fourth day the friend will feed him vegetables, and so it will decrease until the friend feeds him beans.”
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 21:25)
Chag sameach,
Mordechai
Monday, September 27, 2010
Shemini Atzeret, the Jews and the Nations
Hi,
“’On the eighth day, you shall have a celebration’ – This is the meaning of Tehillim 109:4, ‘In return for my love they hate me, but I am entirely prayer.’
“On Succot Israel brings before You seventy bulls for the seventy nations. Israel declares: Master of the Universe, we bring before You seventy bulls for the nations, and they should love us, but instead they hate us – In return for my love, they hate me!
“Therefore, Gd said to them: Now bring for yourselves. ‘On the eighth day you shall have a celebration for yourselves…’"
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 21:24)
Moadim l'simchah,
Mordechai
“’On the eighth day, you shall have a celebration’ – This is the meaning of Tehillim 109:4, ‘In return for my love they hate me, but I am entirely prayer.’
“On Succot Israel brings before You seventy bulls for the seventy nations. Israel declares: Master of the Universe, we bring before You seventy bulls for the nations, and they should love us, but instead they hate us – In return for my love, they hate me!
“Therefore, Gd said to them: Now bring for yourselves. ‘On the eighth day you shall have a celebration for yourselves…’"
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 21:24)
Moadim l'simchah,
Mordechai
Sunday, September 26, 2010
How Shmini Atzeret was born
Hi,
[The following is based on part of Yeshayah 26:15, rendered in this midrash as, ‘You have added for the nation; You have added for the nation, and You have been honored.’ The purpose is to explain how the 7-day holiday of Succot gained an eighth day.]
“The Jewish people declared before Gd: Master of the Universe! It is Your responsibility to provide us with festivals [literally: appointed times], and it is our responsibility to bring appropriate offerings to You. ‘You have been honored.’ You gave us Rosh Chodesh, and we bring offerings before You; on Pesach we brought offerings to You; on Rosh haShanah we brought offerings to You; on Yom Kippur we brought offerings to You; and the same was true for Succot. We have not abandoned a single festival!
“And so the Jewish people declared before Gd: It is for You to add festivals for us, and it is our responsibility to bring offerings before You and honor You. ‘You have added for the nattion, and You have been honored’ – HaShem said to them, ‘By your lives, I will not remove festivals from you, but rather I will add times for you to rejoice.’ And so it is written, ‘On the eighth day, you shall have a celebration.’”
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 21:23)
Moadim l'simchah,
Mordechai
[The following is based on part of Yeshayah 26:15, rendered in this midrash as, ‘You have added for the nation; You have added for the nation, and You have been honored.’ The purpose is to explain how the 7-day holiday of Succot gained an eighth day.]
“The Jewish people declared before Gd: Master of the Universe! It is Your responsibility to provide us with festivals [literally: appointed times], and it is our responsibility to bring appropriate offerings to You. ‘You have been honored.’ You gave us Rosh Chodesh, and we bring offerings before You; on Pesach we brought offerings to You; on Rosh haShanah we brought offerings to You; on Yom Kippur we brought offerings to You; and the same was true for Succot. We have not abandoned a single festival!
“And so the Jewish people declared before Gd: It is for You to add festivals for us, and it is our responsibility to bring offerings before You and honor You. ‘You have added for the nattion, and You have been honored’ – HaShem said to them, ‘By your lives, I will not remove festivals from you, but rather I will add times for you to rejoice.’ And so it is written, ‘On the eighth day, you shall have a celebration.’”
(Midrash, Bamidbar Rabbah 21:23)
Moadim l'simchah,
Mordechai
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