Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Pinchas 10

(Numb. 27:15-16:), “And Moses spoke […], ‘Let the Lord, [the God of the spirits of all flesh], appoint….’” Let our master instruct us: What blessing does one say on seeing a human ...

Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 4

(Numb. 34:1–2:) “Then the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, ‘Command the Children of Israel [and say unto them], “When you come into the Land of Canaan, [this is the land]....”’” [“Th...

Midrash Tanchuma, Re'eh 2

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Re'eh 2

See I, etc. (Deuteronomy 11:26): This is what is stated in the verse (Job 36:10-12), "He opens their ear by discipline, etc. If they will listen and serve, they shall spend their d...

Midrash Tanchuma, Re'eh 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Re'eh 9

(Deut. 12:29:) When the Lord God has cut off the nations.” A parable: To what is the matter comparable? To a king who planted a vineyard within his field, but within [that field] w...

Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Teitzei 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Teitzei 9

R. Levi opened [his discourse] (with Ps. 9:6), “You have rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked one”: “You have rebuked the nations.” This refers to Amalek, of which it...

Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Teitzei 11

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Teitzei 11

(Deut. 25:19:) “And it shall come to pass when the Lord your God grants you rest [… you shall blot out the remembrance of Amalek].” R. Azariah and R. Judah bar Simon said in the na...

Isaiah's Vision

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The prophet Isaiah did. And his vision, described in the Book of Isaiah (6:1-8), has shaped Jewish understandings of God, heaven, and the very nature of holiness for millennia. Ima...

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God's Crown Of Prayers

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Jewish tradition offers a stunningly beautiful image: Our prayers, all of them, rise up and become a crown for God. The image comes to us from several sources, each adding its own ...

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God's Existence

Tree of Souls

That’s what we’re talking about when we talk about God. famous verse from Exodus (3:14), where God tells Moses, "I shall be what I shall be." It’s so much more than just a name. It...

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