Here we explore the reason for the thundering silence of the rabbis regarding Hanukkah and Masada.

Two passages are discussed here. One is the corruption of the sons of Shemuel and how the rabbis drew analogy to their contemporary corrupt leaders.
The second is the sad story of Saul and his fall from grace, which ends with a surprising twist as in a last act of heroism he redeemed himself.

Why are Hanukkah and Christmas always adjacent? A Midrash found in the Talmud might shed light on the Dec 27 2016question.

The Midrash rebukes the successors of Yehoshua did failing to connect to the people. This message is very applicable today. Other sources speak disparagingly of Deborah, a premonition of the current situation in the orthodox Jewish community.

In this Talmudic passage the 10 commandments Joshua passes on to the Israelites deal with shared resources, civility, border flexibility and human dignity. Not your typical 10 commandments

The rabbis criticize the hypocrites who adhere to external factors but lack inner faith and moral values. The Midrash about the wife of Ohn Ben Pelet was distorted by later rabbis to the exact opposite of its original goal.

How the rabbis twisted the story of Korah to attack the corrupt priests.

God laments the completion of the Tabernacle because it was just a distraction, a remedy for the tendency to turn religion into an obsession.
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The Midrash speaks of the gap felt in Egypt after the Exodus. It resonates with many similar events in later history.

The Midrash says that the Israelites did not change their names, clothes, and language, but it wasn't so throughout history. Are we missing something?