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.

When God Created and Pretty

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 4:6

Pretty impressive. But unlike the other days, there's no resounding declaration of "that it was good." Why this omission? The rabbis of old certainly wrestled with this question, a...

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When God Created and Shimon

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 9:13

But sometimes, the smallest details hold the biggest secrets. The Rabbis, in their infinite wisdom, picked up on something fascinating in the very first chapter of Bereshit, Genesi...

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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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Cosmic Origins

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 17:1

In fact, our sages wondered about that very thing way back in the book of Genesis! We find it in Genesis 2:18: "The Lord God said: It is not good that the man should be alone; I wi...

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Cosmic Origins of Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 24:1

Like you've pulled the wool over someone's eyes, maybe even... God's? Well, Bereshit Rabbah, that incredible collection of rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, has something to say...

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The Great Flood and Yehuda

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 26:1

Take Noah, for instance. We all know the story: the ark, the flood, the animals two-by-two. But what about Noah before the flood? What kind of person was he? Well, the book of Bere...

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The Great Flood

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 28:4

Turns out, even God has had those thoughts about humanity. We find a fascinating glimpse into this in Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genes...

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Yehuda: The Great Flood

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 31:11

But what about the nitty-gritty? How did Noah see in there? Where did everyone go to the bathroom? Our Sages, wrestling with the very same questions, dove deep into the Torah's des...

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The Great Flood

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 32:8

Sometimes, it's in the details, in the seemingly small phrases, that we find the biggest insights. Take the story of Noah, for instance. We all know the basics: flood, ark, animals...

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