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.

Mount Sinai in Heaven

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 1:3

It's not just about accumulating knowledge, but about understanding, about the ability to delve into the heart of things. And according to Kohelet Rabbah, one of the most beautiful...

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Wisdom of Moses

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 11:2

It’s a feeling as old as time, and the ancient rabbis grappled with it too. Kohelet Rabbah, a rabbinic commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes, dives deep into this very idea, using...

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Court of Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 13:1

And they weren’t afraid to call it out. In Kohelet Rabbah, a commentary on the book of Ecclesiastes, we find a fascinating passage tied to the verse, "This, too, I have seen as wis...

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Golden Calf and the Lawgiver

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 15:6

It's part of the human condition. But have you ever considered that this struggle might be… a cosmic drama playing out on a miniature scale, right inside of you? That’s the kind of...

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Rabbi Akiva and Solomon of Judges

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 16:1

The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, as it's known in Hebrew, grapples with this very feeling. "I said: Wisdom is better than courage, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, ...

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Zekharia and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 4:1

Kohelet Rabbah, a Midrashic commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes, tackles this idea head-on with the verse: "If the spirit of the ruler comes upon you, do not forsake your place"...

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Sanhedrin and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 6:1

The Book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, certainly did. And the rabbis of old, in their interpretations, saw that same topsy-turvy world reflected in their own times. Kohelet Rabbah, ...

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Wisdom of Cyrus

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 12:1

A blessing, a curse, a promise kept, a promise broken... it all hangs on the power of speech. Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes, understood this deeply. In Kohelet Rabbah, a midrash (interp...

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Yiftach and Solomon

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 15:1

We find ourselves in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Ecclesiastes. The verse in question is Ecclesiastes 10:15: “The toil of the fools will ...

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