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.

Life of Moses and Shulamite

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 66:2

But Jewish tradition, in its beautiful and often poetic way, offers a compelling answer: the people of Israel. to a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbin...

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Isaac Among the Fathers and Jacob

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 68:6

Our tradition certainly thinks so. We find this idea beautifully illustrated in Bereshit Rabbah 68, a section of the ancient midrashic collection that delves into the Book of Genes...

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Teachings of Jacob and Yiftach

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 70:3

The ancient rabbis wrestled with this very idea, and they came up with a fascinating little lesson hidden within the stories of our ancestors. Bereshit Rabbah, that incredible coll...

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Rachel's Transgression and Benjamin

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 73:4

Our story begins with Rachel, one of the matriarchs of the Jewish people. She was barren, a source of immense sorrow in a time when children were seen as a woman's greatest blessin...

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Jacob's Legacy of Esau

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 75:2

In Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, the rabbis delve into this moment when Jacob sends messengers ahead. It opens with a po...

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Jacob: Abraham and the Angels

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 78:2

It’s the story of Jacob, our patriarch, and it's a story that the rabbis in Bereshit Rabbah, that great collection of Genesis interpretations, unpack with fascinating detail. We al...

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Jacob: Elijah and the Patriarchs

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 82:5

One fascinating passage in Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, dives right into this thorny issue. Specifically, it tackles Jacob's bl...

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Joseph and David

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 87:2

We're looking at Bereshit Rabbah 87, a section of the great Midrash, which is a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Genesis. The verse that sparked this particular d...

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Death of Levi and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 92:2

The ancient rabbis pondered this very question. In Bereshit Rabbah 92, a collection of rabbinic homilies on the Book of Genesis, we find a fascinating glimpse into the last words, ...

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