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.

Wisdom of Rabbi Yanai

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 9:3

It happens. But sometimes those moments can teach us something profound about ourselves and the world. Let me tell you a story from Vayikra Rabbah that really hit home for me. It s...

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Ben Azai and Noah

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 16:4

But the ancient Rabbis wrestled with this idea, and their insights are surprisingly relevant even today. Let's delve into a passage from Vayikra Rabbah 16 and see what we can uncov...

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Moses in the Wilderness and Calf

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 18:4

Rabbi Shimon ben Yoḥai paints a powerful picture of that experience. He teaches that when the Israelites stood at Sinai and proclaimed, "Everything that God said we will perform an...

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Samael Among the Heavenly Host

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 21:4

Like someone's pointing out all your flaws, comparing you to others, and generally making you feel... unworthy? Well, according to some ancient Jewish texts, even the Israelites fa...

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Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 21:11

Take the sacrifices described in the Torah. Vayikra Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the book of Leviticus, sees them not just as offerings, but as embodiments of our ...

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Saga of Joseph and Elazar

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 23:2

Rabbi Elazar paints a vivid picture. Imagine a lily growing amidst a thicket of thorns. Beautiful. But how difficult would it be to pluck it, to reach in and claim that delicate fl...

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Shmuel: First Days of Existence

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 31:1

But let's dive into a fascinating idea found in Vayikra Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Leviticus. It all begins with the verse, "Command the childr...

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Maker of Heaven and Earth of Yitz

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 31:7

The ancient rabbis grappled with this very question. In Vayikra Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic homilies on the Book of Leviticus, we find a fascinating discussion. Rabbi Ḥanina p...

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Dawn of the World and Isaiah

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 31:8

The ancient rabbis grappled with this question, and their answers, preserved in texts like Vayikra Rabbah, are pretty . Vayikra Rabbah, a midrashic collection on the Book of Leviti...

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