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.

First Days of Existence and Abahu

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:4

Before Genesis 1:1, when "the earth was without form and void?" Jewish tradition grapples with this very question. It's a question about origins, about chaos, and about the very na...

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Heavens: Levi at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:5

Specifically, we're looking at Bereshit Rabbah 12. Rabbi Nehemya of Kefar Sihon starts us off by referencing Exodus 20:11: "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,...

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Adam and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:6

The book of Bereshit Rabbah, a classical collection of Rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, dives deep into this very idea, and it’s wild. Our entry point is a seemingly minor deta...

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Dawn of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:7

Our sages pondered this question deeply, and one fascinating exploration comes from Bereshit Rabbah, a classic Midrashic text—a collection of rabbinic interpretations and expansion...

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Gabriel and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:8

It might just be written in our origin story. Think about the very beginning. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). Bereshit Rabbah, that incredib...

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Nehemiah: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:9

And in Bereshit Rabbah, one of our most beloved collections of Midrash – stories that expand upon the Hebrew Bible – we find a fascinating perspective. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korḥa off...

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Chambers of Heaven and Abahu

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:10

It turns out, even the shapes of the letters themselves can hold profound secrets about creation. to a fascinating interpretation from Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabb...

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Rabbi Eliezer and Creation of Yehoshua

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:11

The ancient rabbis grappled with this question, diving deep into the creation story. And as we find in Bereshit Rabbah, the classic midrashic commentary on Genesis, they came to so...

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Lord's Prophetic Vision

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 12:12

Bereshit Rabbah, a classical collection of rabbinic interpretations on the book of Genesis, offers us a fascinating glimpse into their perspective. Specifically, in section 12, we ...

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