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.

Haman: Kingdom of King Ahasuerus

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:140

We're going to look at the actual edict – or, more accurately, the alleged edict – issued by King Ahasuerus based on the advice of none other than Haman. : how would you convince a...

CreationJosephMosesEsther

Satan and the Ark

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:155

So, picture this: Satan, the ultimate cosmic prosecutor, he's gone and built a case against the Jewish people. And not just any case. This is the kind of indictment that has God Hi...

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Shushan's Prayer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:159

Not inside a synagogue, not in the comfort of their homes, but out in the open, exposed and vulnerable. They brought the Aron Kodesh, the Ark, containing the very scroll of the law...

Noah & FloodEstherTorahPrayer

Haman and the Origins of the World

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:225

Can you imagine the humiliation? The rage boiling in your gut? That's what Haman must have felt as he led Mordecai, the man he despised above all others, through the streets of Shu...

CreationHeavenEsther

Korah Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Mishlei 1:13

The passage from Proverbs 1:22-33 kicks things off: "'How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?'... 'and fools hate knowledge.'" The Midrash doesn't just let these words...

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Joshua and Noah

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 1:12

In the book of Numbers, Bamidbar, we find a census being taken. But there's a twist. "However, the tribe of Levi you shall not count" (Numbers 1:49). Why this exclusion? Bamidbar R...

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Nahshon in Battle

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 2:10

The book of Numbers, in the Torah, gives us a fascinating glimpse when it describes how the Israelites camped in the wilderness. But it's not just a dry description; it’s a symboli...

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David in Heaven

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 4:14

We're talking about the kind of details that, when you unpack them, reveal layers of meaning and connection to the very heart of Jewish tradition. to a passage from Bamidbar Rabbah...

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Pharaoh Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 8:3

"A man or woman..." It begins like that, doesn't it? So simple, yet so profound. It reminds us of the verse: "For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who scorn Me will be di...

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