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.

Animals Two by Two and Shabbat

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 3:1

Take this passage from Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy. It all starts with a verse: "It will be, because you heed these ordinances, an...

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Jeremiah: Moses and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 3:3

It all starts with the verse, “You shall know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God” (Deuteronomy 7:9). Rabbi Ḥiyya bar Abba uses a parable to unpack this idea. Imagi...

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Moses in Battle and Tablets

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 3:14

We all have. But have you ever stopped to consider the consequences, not just for those around you, but for yourself? The Book of Deuteronomy, or Devarim in Hebrew, is full of wisd...

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The Golden Calf and Yitzchak

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 3:15

That’s what I want to talk about today, by diving into a powerful story from Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings and interpretations on the Book of Deuteronomy. This...

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The Golden Calf and Tablets

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 3:17

We all know the story of the first set, shattered in anger at the sight of the Golden Calf. But why two in the first place? Devarim Rabbah, a collection of homilies on the Book of ...

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Mikhael and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 5:12

The verse in Deuteronomy (20:10) sets the stage: "When you approach a city to wage war against it, you shall call to it for peace." Seems counterintuitive. But in Devarim Rabbah, t...

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Wisdom of Solomon and Songs

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 7:3

Water, wine, honey… it's a veritable feast of metaphors! But what's the meaning behind it all? Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the book of Deuteronomy, explor...

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Angelic Hierarchies

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 7:9

Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy, tackles this very question. It starts with a verse from Proverbs (2:1): "My son, if you take my sayin...

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Death of Moses and Behold

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 9:1

In Deuteronomy 31:14, God says to Moses, "Behold, your days are approaching to die; summon Joshua, and stand in the Tent of Meeting and I will command him." This verse, "Behold, yo...

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