Aggadah

These writings, which fill in gaps in biblical texts, falls into two categories: halacha and aggadah.

Rabbinic interpretations and discussions of the Bible.

Legal midrash on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Midrash explains how Moses could be happy with dying.

Exploring Moses and Aaron's confrontation with Pharaoh

Finding midrash in current events, your local synagogue and your movie theater.

A compilation of aggadic (narrative) and halachic (legal) midrash

The midrash rounds out the biblical figures Abraham and Sarah

Midrash allowed the rabbis to explain and expand on the Torah--and in doing so, they revealed much about themselves.

How this genre gleans deep meaning from the Torah's text