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, Vaera 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 12

When Pharaoh shall speak unto you (Exod. 7:9). Scripture says elsewhere: A fool spendeth all his spirit; but a wise man stilleth it within him (Prov. 29:11). That is, the fool says...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 1

And the Lord said unto Moses: “stretch out thy hand toward the heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt” (Exod. 10:21). Scripture ...

Moses

Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 4

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 4

Our sages of blessed memory said: The Holy One, blessed be He, followed the military tactics employed by kings when inflicting the plagues upon them. When the people of a province ...

Death

Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 5

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 5

And the Lord spoke unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying (Exod. 12:1). Is it not a fact that He spoke only to Moses? Why, then, does the Scripture say unto Moses and Aa...

Covenant

Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 6

This month shall be unto you (Exod. 12:1). R. Ishmael said: He showed him the moon during night and said: Like this shall you examine the new moon; this shall be the law for future...

Holidays

Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 7

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 7

And it came to pass in the middle of the night, that the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt (Exod. 12:29). The Creator of the night divided the night precisely. The ...

Moses

Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 8

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 8

And the people took their dough before it was leavened … upon their shoulders (Exod. 12:34). This indicates that the dough did not have sufficient time in which to leaven. Similarl...

Torah

Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 9

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 9

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth (Exod. 12:37). The distance from Rameses to Succoth is forty parasangs (approx. 43 miles), yet Moses’ voice could be he...

Moses

Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Bo 10

And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron: “This is the ordinance of the passover” (Exod. 12:43). There are chapters of the Torah in which a general statement is made at the beginning...

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