Parshat Pinchas

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Pinchas's zealous act, the second census, the daughters of Zelophehad, Joshua appointed as Moses's successor, and the festival offerings. Numbers 25:10-30:1.

Noah at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 32:2

But what if I told you that true greatness lies not in squashing the competition, but in celebrating it? That’s the kind of wisdom we find nestled within the ancient texts of our t...

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Noah's Transgression and Yudan

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 32:4

It turns out, this isn't just a human tendency. The Torah itself, according to some rabbinic interpretations, goes out of its way to avoid using harsh or impure language. Take the ...

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Noah and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 33:4

But the rabbis of old, in Bereshit Rabbah, one of the most important collections of rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, saw layers of meaning in these few words. Specifically, the...

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Noah and Creation of Abba

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 33:5

We get a glimpse into that closed world in Bereshit Rabbah, the great rabbinic commentary on the Book of Genesis. to one fascinating little story. “It was at the end of forty days,...

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Noah's Ark and Shimon

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 33:6

It's not just a random choice. The story of Noah's Ark and the dove, as told in Genesis, is layered with meaning, and the Rabbis of the Midrash find deep lessons in even the smalle...

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Trial of Noah

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 33:7

It’s fascinating to dive into the details, and Bereshit Rabbah, the ancient collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, does just that. Genesis 8:13 tells us, "I...

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Noah and Creation of Release

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 34:1

Not in your house, not in your apartment… but in a floating zoo. That’s Noah’s story. And in Bereshit Rabbah 34, we get a glimpse into his heart as the floodwaters recede and the p...

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Noah and David

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 34:2

It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for millennia. Is there any rhyme or reason to it all? Our sages grappled with this, too, and in Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic i...

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Noah's Ark

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 34:4

Maybe you're in a job you don't love, a relationship that's run its course, or even just a prolonged period of feeling…blah. Well, Noah, yes that Noah of ark fame, knew that feelin...

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