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to a beautiful passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, to explore just such a moment: the birth of Isaac. The verse we’re loo...
After decades of barrenness, at a very, very advanced age, she miraculously conceives and gives birth to Isaac. In Genesis 21:6, she exclaims, "God has made laughter for me; everyo...
The verse we're looking at is Genesis 21:7: "She said: Who would have announced to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I bore a son for his old age.” It's Sarah, speaking ...
It's rarely a mistake. More often, it’s a little breadcrumb, a hint that there's something deeper going on. Take the verse in Genesis 23:1: "Sarah’s lifetime was one hundred years ...
The Torah tells us, "Abraham came to lament for Sarah, and to weep for her" (Genesis 23:2). Simple enough. But where did he come from? That's where things get interesting. The sage...
The verse in Genesis (25:21) tells us, "Isaac entreated the Lord opposite his wife, because she was barren, and the Lord acceded to his entreaty, and Rebecca his wife conceived." S...
Specifically, God remembering us. Our verse for today comes from Genesis 30:22: “God remembered Rachel, and God heeded her, and He opened her womb.” A simple verse. But like so muc...
In Deuteronomy 3:2, God tells Moses, "Do not fear him, as I have delivered him and his entire people and his land into your hand; you shall do to him as you did to Siḥon, king of t...
Shir HaShirim Rabbah, a Midrashic commentary on the Song of Songs, dives deep into the verse where God tells Abraham, “Go you from your land, from your birthplace” (Genesis 12:1). ...
