Parshat Miketz

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Pharaoh's dreams, Joseph's rise to power in Egypt, the famine, and the brothers' first journey to Egypt. Genesis 41:1-44:17.

Ephraim's Legacy

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 2:3

to a story about the name Ephraim, and how it’s so much more than just a name. The Midrash, specifically Vayikra Rabbah, that treasure trove of rabbinic interpretations, offers us ...

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Rabbi Shimon's Vision and Dreams

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 34:12

And the story, as recounted in Vayikra Rabbah 34, is It all started on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a time for reflection and new beginnings. Rabbi Shimon ben Yoḥai, a promi...

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Death of Judah and Israelites

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 76:1

Today's story from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, is all about how seemingly small acts of courage and confession can have enormo...

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David's Prayer and Manasseh

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 102:2

It turns out, King David himself might have felt the same way. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, delves into the complexities of Psa...

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Trial of Abraham and Simeon

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 31:8

We're talking about Abraham and Isaac on their journey to Mount Moriah, a story that echoes through millennia and still has the power to shake us. The scene is stark. Abraham, havi...

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Jacob in Heaven

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:13

We’re diving into some fascinating details from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 36, a text brimming with tantalizing tidbits. Rabbi Eliezer paints a vivid picture of J...

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Simeon Among the Fathers

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:3

The story of Simeon and Levi, found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38, explores just that kind of fiery zeal. It all starts with the violation of their sister, Dinah, by Shechem. The te...

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Joseph Among the Fathers and Shoes

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:11

The Torah itself doesn't dwell on it. But the ancient rabbis, they loved to fill in the gaps, to imagine the "what ifs" and the "how comes" of our sacred stories. And in Pirkei DeR...

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Israelites: Kingdom of Moses

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 40:8

The story begins with Moses, standing before God, asking for a sign, a mofet, to prove his divine mission. "Sovereign of all worlds!" he pleads, "Give me a wonder or a sign!" And G...

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