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 Garden of Eden and the Covenant

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 15:5

The ancient rabbis certainly did. And they found a fascinating clue hidden in plain sight, connecting the Garden of Eden to... the Ark of the Covenant! It all hinges on a single wo...

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Foundations of Being and Yaakov

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 17:2

The ancient rabbis certainly did, and they found some pretty compelling answers hidden in the very first chapters of the Torah. to a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a col...

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The Great Flood

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 32:8

Sometimes, it's in the details, in the seemingly small phrases, that we find the biggest insights. Take the story of Noah, for instance. We all know the basics: flood, ark, animals...

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Covenant of Abraham and Curses

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 39:12

The text opens with a powerful promise from God to Abraham: "I will bless those who bless you, and one who curses you, I will curse, and all the families of the earth shall be bles...

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Covenant of Abraham and Abram

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 44:1

The ancient rabbis certainly thought so. They saw this idea woven into the very fabric of the Torah, even in God's promise to Abraham. to Bereshit Rabbah 44 and explore this fascin...

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Covenant of Abraham and Refa

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 44:23

We often think of the Torah as a clear-cut set of instructions, but sometimes, things get a little… complicated. Take the story of God's promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:19-21. God...

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Covenant of Abraham of Abram

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 45:3

They were promised descendants as numerous as the stars, yet years went by in the land of Canaan, barren and seemingly forgotten by destiny. The Torah tells us, “Sarai, Abram’s wif...

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Covenant of Abraham and Yishmael

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 46:5

But what does it truly signify? And why there? In Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, we find a fascinating discussion between Rabbi Yishm...

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Yosei: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 48:3

Today, let’s delve into a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a classical rabbinic commentary on the Book of Genesis, that explores just that. The passage opens with a quote ...

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