Midrash Rabbah

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The great Midrash Rabbah, a collection of aggadic midrashim on the Torah and the Five Megillot. These rabbinic commentaries explore the deeper meanings of Scripture through parable, allegory, and legend.

Acts of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 6:6

We look up, we see them... but where are they situated in the grand scheme of the cosmos? Well, according to Bereshit Rabbah, a classical collection of Rabbinic interpretations of ...

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Levi: Maker of Heaven and Earth

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 6:7

Our Sages pondered this very idea. Rabbi Levi, in Bereshit Rabbah 6, shares a profound thought: There are three things whose sound, whose impact, travels the entire world, and yet ...

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Rabbi Shimon and Creation of Dome

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 6:8

It’s a question that’s captivated minds for millennia, and our sages of old certainly wrestled with it. The Rabbis, in Bereshit Rabbah, that treasure trove of early interpretations...

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Ilfa: Joshua at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 6:9

We often read the Creation story in Genesis and think we understand it. But what if there's a deeper layer, a secret code waiting to be unlocked? Let's look at the verse, "And to r...

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When God Created

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 7:1

But the beauty, the part, lies in the details, in the way the rabbis over the centuries have unpacked those seemingly simple verses. Take Genesis 1:20: "God said: Let the water swa...

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Rabbi Shimon and the Ark of Yaakov

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 7:2

Jewish tradition is full of these moments, and they often happen in the most unexpected ways. Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of r...

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Behemoth and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 7:4

It's not just about what’s on the ground, but what fills the air above us. Bereshit Rabbah, that magnificent collection of rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, puts it this way: "A...

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Adam and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 7:5

We often think of creation as a grand, sweeping act, but Jewish tradition also delves into the nitty-gritty details, the almost-missed deadlines, and the "oops, we'll get to that l...

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Light of the First Day and Adam

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 8:1

The passage opens with that foundational verse, Genesis 1:26: "And God said: Let us make Man in our image, in our likeness, and let them dominate…” But what does it mean? Rabbi Yoḥ...

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