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.

David's Transgression and Ahithophel

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 55:3

That’s the feeling I get when I read this passage from Midrash Tehillim (a collection of interpretive commentaries on the Book of Psalms). It centers on David, King David, and the ...

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Asaph's Song

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 79:2

That’s precisely what we find ourselves pondering in Midrash Tehillim 79, a fascinating exploration of Psalm 79, attributed to Asaph. The psalm begins with a cry of devastation: "O...

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Wisdom of Solomon and Egypt

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 104:5

That’s the feeling I get when diving into the Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. And Psalm 104? It’s a trip. The verse we're looking ...

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Egypt: Humility of Moses

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 107:4

That image, that feeling of utter powerlessness, resonates deeply in Jewish tradition. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, uses it to describe ...

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Moses's Legacy and Jordan

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 114:5

We often imagine nature as this passive backdrop to the human drama, but Jewish tradition sometimes paints a very different picture. A picture where creation itself has a voice, a ...

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Tales of the Sages

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 6:1

You know, the Torah tells us that on the fourth day of creation, God made the two great lights (Genesis 1:16). But have you ever stopped to think about what that really meant? Acco...

Joseph Before the King

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 11:14

The book Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of Jewish legends and interpretations, touches on this very idea. It speaks of kings whose influence stretched to the very...

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Queen Sabbath

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 18:7

It's not just about the delicious challah or your Bubbe's famous brisket. It's about something far deeper, something woven into the very fabric of creation. You see, the Torah tell...

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Heart of Prayer and Havdalah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 20:6

We mark it with Havdalah, a beautiful ceremony of separation. But have you ever wondered about the specifics, the absolute essentials of this ritual? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fasc...

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