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The Life of the Party

rrstern25 Advanced said on 8/3/2010

Is Miriam a party girl? It's also interesting that she's referred to as a 'prophetess' here.

Gender in NJPS Midrash- Classical Rabbinic

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Miriam the Gossip Queen

rrstern25 Advanced said on 8/3/2010

I think that Miriam's gossiping indicates that she has oldest child syndrome. She is constantly trying to be the know-it-all. Additionally...

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Individual and Society Leadership Politics Relationship between God and Israel Translating ish Moses miriam

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Righteous and blameless

rrstern25 Advanced said on 8/3/2010

These words connote Noah's stellar personality, but they are kind of vague. What does it actually mean to be 'righteous' and 'blameless?'

Translating ish noah personality

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Clean vs Unclean Animals

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/29/2010

Does a 'clean' animal mean a Kosher animal? Also, if God didn't want unclean animals around, why would he even have Noah save them?

noah animals

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How could Noah 'walk with God?'

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/29/2010

I find it interesting that this section of the verse is translated as "walked with God." How is it possible for someone to 'walk' with God? ...

Plain sense Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Reward and punishment Relationship between God and Israel Translating ish noah

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Are the nations mentioned in Daniel accurate?

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/29/2010

Marc Zvi Brettler comments that Daniel depicts the Babylonians, Medes, Persians, and Greeks as four consecutive empires, but historically we...

Attitude towards gentiles Ancient Near Eastern background daniel

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Did David actually kill Goliath?

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/29/2010

Marc Zvi Brettler argues that it wasn't David who killed Goliath, but rather, Elchanan. To learn more about Brettler's argument, see chapte...

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Attitude towards gentiles Translating ish David goliath elchanan 1 samuel folklore

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D'rash

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/28/2010

To learn more about a D'rash, see the introduction in Etz Hayim.

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Narrative analysis Translating ish commentary Drash

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D'rash

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/28/2010

To learn more about a D'rash, see the introduction in Etz Hayim.

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Narrative analysis Translating ish commentary Drash

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What's a D'rash?

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/28/2010

It's not unusual to be confused about what exactly a D'rash is. The introduction to Etz Hayim explains it very well and focuses on these sp...

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Narrative analysis Translating ish commentary Drash

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A connection between the Shema and the Splitting of the Sea

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/28/2010

In his chapter on Beshalach, Arthur Green references a midrash, which draws a parallel between the Shema and the Splitting of the Sea. To l...

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Relationship between God and Israel Egyptian background exodus shema splitting of the sea

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Teshuvah

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/28/2010

Arthur Green has a really interesting take on Teshuvah and the way it is represented in this verse. To learn more about it, check out the c...

Relationship between God and Israel Tisha BAv Lamentations teshuvah redemption shabbat shuvah exile

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Great Midrash about Numbers 21:18

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

If you're interested in a really interesting midrash about Numbers 21:18, check out Arthur Green's "The Language of Truth" (p.219)

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic numbers rabbi meir leaning for the sake of learning

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The Beginning of the World = The Beginning of Torah

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

Rashi says that God 'looked into the Torah and created the world.'

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The Beginning of the World = The Beginning of Torah

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

Rashi says that God 'looked into the Torah and created the world.'

creation torah world commentary rashi

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Who authored the Torah?

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

Some people speculate that Moses was the author of the Torah. These last lines, which tell of his death, however, prove that he could not ha...

Midrash- Classical Rabbinic Relationship between God and Israel Narrative analysis Moses death Louis Finkelmans The Jews

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Green in the Torah

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

The concept of 'Going Green' isn't unique to the twenty-first century. It seems that in order to preserve animal life, Israel is commanded ...

Relationship between God and Israel Narrative analysis environmentalism green Trees Nature

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We are our own people

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

So this is the reason I never celebrated Halloween as a child...

Attitude towards gentiles Relationship between God and Israel

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The first food snobs

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

The message here is basically that Israel is expected to eat gourmet food and everyone else can eat garbage. This is one more way to say tha...

Attitude towards gentiles Relationship between God and Israel food laws kashrut

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What's a 'Roebuck?'

rrstern25 Advanced said on 7/27/2010

I've never heard of it...

kosher roebuck animals that are extinct

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