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.

The Tree of Life and Palmoni

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 21:1

The Torah tells us, "The Lord God said: Behold, the man has become as one of us, to know good and evil, and now, he might extend his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and ...

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Cain's Offering of Abel

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 22:5

The story of Cain and Abel, right at the beginning of Genesis, gives us a clue, but also raises some fascinating questions about sacrifice itself. "Cain brought an offering of the ...

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First Days of Existence and Flood

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 26:6

This week, we're diving into a passage from Bereshit Rabbah 26, a rich collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, that wrestles with this very question. The ver...

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The Great Flood and Akiva

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 33:1

And wouldn't you know it, our sages wrestled with it too, finding fascinating answers hidden in the verses of Torah. Our journey begins with the story of Noah and the flood. Genesi...

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The Great Flood and Their

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 34:3

And there's a powerful lesson hidden in the story of Noah and the Flood. Rabbi Yudan, quoting Rabbi Aivu, kicks us off with a verse from Proverbs: "In the transgression of the lips...

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Antoninos and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 34:10

Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, tackles this very question, and it turns out, it's a battle as old as time. The text starts with a...

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The Great Flood of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 34:12

It turns out, our tradition has some fascinating ideas about this, rooted in the stories of Noah and the Flood. We find in Genesis 9:1, immediately after the Flood, that “God bless...

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David and Creation of Ahitofel

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 38:1

We all know the basic narrative: humanity, united by a single language, decided to build a tower reaching to the heavens. God, displeased with their ambition, confused their langua...

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The Tower of Babel and Adam

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 38:9

We all know the basics: humanity, united by a single language, attempts to build a tower reaching the heavens. God, seeing this as a threat, scatters them and confuses their langua...

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