Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Acts of Creation and Yehuda

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 9:1

Turns out, the book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, might just have the answer. Kohelet 9:9 says, "Enjoy life with a woman whom you love all the days of your life of vanity which He h...

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Zekharia and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 4:1

Kohelet Rabbah, a Midrashic commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes, tackles this idea head-on with the verse: "If the spirit of the ruler comes upon you, do not forsake your place"...

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Joseph and Creation of Akiva

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew, certainly did. It observes, "I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking on the ground like servants" (Eccle...

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Rabbis: Moses at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 1:20

The Torah tells us, "The woman conceived and bore a son; she saw that he was good and she hid him for three months" (Exodus 2:2). But what lies beneath that simple verse? The ancie...

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Moses and Creation of Israelites

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 3:12

Turns out, Moses did. And, according to the Shemot Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, it didn't go unnoticed. The story begins, as we k...

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Enosh at the Dawn of Creation and Passover

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 15:7

Our story today comes from Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus. Specifically, we're diving into section 15, which grapples with the meanin...

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Ephraim at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 20:11

The book of Exodus tells us, “God did not lead them via the land [derekh eretz]” (Exodus 13:17). But what exactly does that mean? Well, Shemot Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbi...

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Kehat at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 36:4

According to Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, there are four specific things that God longs for from His creation. The passage begins ...

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Aaron at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 38:1

Shemot Rabbah, that incredible collection of Midrashim (interpretive stories) on the Book of Exodus, offers a fascinating insight into just this question. It all starts with a seem...

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