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.

Lot and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 45:4

Meanwhile, weeds seem to sprout up effortlessly, choking everything in their path. Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, especially when it comes to something as funda...

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Hagar's Offering

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 45:6

It's not always the idyllic picture we might imagine. to a fascinating, and frankly, a bit uncomfortable, passage from Bereshit Rabbah 45, a Midrashic collection interpreting the B...

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Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 45:7

That's where our story begins, drawn from the ancient wisdom of Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis. "The angel of the Lord found her i...

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Trial of Ishmael of Elazar

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 45:9

Today, let's consider Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar, and a rather cryptic verse from Genesis (16:12) that attempts to define him: "He will be a wild man: His hand will be again...

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Hagar's Vision

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 45:10

It’s a question that's sparked debate and interpretation for centuries. Today, we're diving into Bereshit Rabbah 45, a fascinating passage from the Midrash that grapples with just ...

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Remove: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 46:4

The sages of the Midrash explored this very human feeling when grappling with God's command to Abraham to be circumcised. In Genesis 17:1, God tells Abraham, "Walk before Me, and b...

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Birth of Abraham and Aivu

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 47:7

to a fascinating, and frankly, rather unusual story from Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis. Genesis 17:23 tells us that Abrah...

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When God Created and Abraham

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 48:1

Like a flash of light and a booming voice. But maybe, just maybe, it's something a little more… intimate. Let’s take a peek into a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a colle...

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Abraham: Mikhael and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 50:2

It’s a question that the ancient rabbis grappled with, and their answers are, well, The Book of Job (23:13) gives us a starting point: "He acts through one, and who can respond to ...

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