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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...
This particular section, Bereshit Rabbah 12, explores the lasting impact of creation. Rabbi Yitzḥak and Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish—two prominent voices of their time—offer us contrast...
And wouldn't you know it, the rabbis of old were wrestling with that very idea! Let's turn to Bereshit Rabbah, that sprawling collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of ...
We get this cryptic verse: "Ḥanokh walked with God, and he was no longer, as God took him" (Genesis 5:24). It's intriguing! What does it mean that God "took" him? Did he die? Did h...
The flood narrative in Genesis is one of the most challenging passages in the Torah, wrestling as it does with divine regret and the wiping out of nearly all life. It all starts wi...
The Torah portion Noah grapples with just that, the world after the flood. But even in this story of renewal, shadows of the past linger. The Rabbis in Bereshit Rabbah, that magnif...
It's fascinating to see how even the smallest details in the Torah, when unpacked by our Sages, can offer such profound insights. to Bereshit Rabbah 31, a section of the ancient Mi...
It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for millennia. Is there any rhyme or reason to it all? Our sages grappled with this, too, and in Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic i...
Take the tale of Pharaoh and Sarah in Genesis. We know the basic outline: Abraham and Sarah enter Egypt, Abraham says Sarah is his sister, Pharaoh takes Sarah into his house, and t...
