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.

Rabbi Acha and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 18:9

The ancient rabbis certainly understood that feeling. They saw it reflected in the words of King David, in the 18th Psalm, and explored it deeply in Midrash Tehillim, a collection ...

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Teachings of Adam and David

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:8

Even Adam, the first human, felt that way. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, delves into this very feeling in Psalm 25. It opens with the ...

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Moses and Creation of Yitzchak

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 36:5

to a passage from Midrash Tehillim 36 that speaks directly to this feeling. The verse we're focusing on is a prayer: "Draw your kindness towards your devotees." Simple enough. But ...

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Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 37:1

We've all been there. But what if that fleeting moment of envy could actually hold a deeper lesson? to a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachin...

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Levi and Adam

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 9:7

The ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, suggests that there just might be. Today we're diving into chapter 9, and you won'...

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Adam's Journey and Selah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 20:9

It’s a question that echoes through the ages. The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, offers a glimpse into Adam’s profound journey of ...

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The Garden of Eden and Noah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23:12

We often picture him releasing the dove, seeing the rainbow, and then… silence. But life, as it always does, went on. And with life, came choices, mistakes, and some pretty strange...

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Ishmael at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 112:2

We're talking about acting "with a high hand"—b'yad ramah—and the consequences, according to the ancient text Sifrei Bamidbar, are pretty severe. So, what does it mean to act "with...

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Elazar at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts Sifrei Bamidbar 124:1

Today, let's dive into one of those: the meticulous process of burning the parah adumah, the red heifer, described in Bamidbar (Numbers) chapter 19. This ritual, used for purificat...

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