Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

The Great Flood and Nechemya

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 35:1

The story of Noah, after the flood, grapples with this very question. We all know the story: the world drowned in sin, Noah builds an ark, saves his family and the animals. But wha...

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Hezekiah and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 35:2

The Torah tells us that the rainbow is a sign of the covenant between God and humanity after the flood, a promise that the world will never again be destroyed in that way. As it sa...

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Dawn of the World and Yudan

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 35:3

It's more than just a colorful arc in the sky. In fact, according to Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of Rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, the rainbow holds pro...

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Noah's Transgression of Shem

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 36:8

We often rush past Noah and the ark, but there's a tiny section in Genesis 9:26-27 that's sparked centuries of interpretation. It’s a passage about blessings, expansions, and dwell...

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After the Flood

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 38:3

It turns out, our sages have been wrestling with that feeling for centuries. Rabbi Yoḥanan opens with a powerful proverb: "One who repays good with evil, evil will not move from hi...

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Abraham's Journey and Aram

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 39:8

We're talking about the famous verse in Genesis 12:1, the very beginning of Abraham's journey: "Go you [lekh lekha] from your country, your people and your father’s household to th...

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Kingdom of Amrafel

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 42:1

The ancient rabbis certainly did. to a fascinating story from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, and see what we can uncover. We star...

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Ezra in Exile

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 42:3

Our sages certainly did. to a fascinating exploration from Bereshit Rabbah, specifically section 42, where they dissect the phrase "vayhi bimei" (וַיְהִי בִּמֵי), "it was in the da...

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Kingdom of Malkitzedek

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 43:6

Who was this Malkitzedek? Why is he offering bread and wine? And what's the deal with Salem? The Rabbis of Bereshit Rabbah, that rich collection of early Jewish interpretations of ...

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