Parshat Toldot

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The birth of Jacob and Esau, Esau sells his birthright, Isaac and the Philistines, and Jacob receives Isaac's blessing through deception. Genesis 25:19-28:9.

Dinah and the Heavenly Realms

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 30:8

The story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and the subsequent actions of her brothers, Simeon and Levi, certainly feels that way. It's a tale of honor, betrayal, and swift, brutal just...

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Egypt: Joseph's Vision

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 42:19

We're diving into a tiny moment from the Book of Jubilees, chapter 42. It's a snippet that speaks volumes about fear, famine, and foresight – a story nestled within the larger saga...

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Joseph in Jewish Tradition

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 43:24

That’s the scene we find ourselves in with Joseph and his brothers in the Book of Jubilees, chapter 43. It's a powerful moment, dripping with the weight of years, deception, and ul...

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Avot DeRabbi Natan 38

Midrash Aggadah Avot DeRabbi Natan 38

SEVEN KINDS OF PUNISHMENT COME UPON THE WORLD FOR SEVEN CARDINAL TRANSGRESSIONS. IF SOME GIVE THEIR TITHES AND OTHERS DO NOT, THERE COMES A FAMINE THROUGH DROUGHT.1Aboth 5:11 (Sonc...

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Targum Jonathan on Genesis 26

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 26

And there was a mighty famine in the land of Kenaan, besides the former famine which had been in the days of Abraham; and Izhak went to Abimelek king of the Philistaee at Gerar. It...

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Targum Jonathan on Genesis 27

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 27

And it was when Izhak was old and his eyes were darkened from seeing,--because when his father was binding him he had seen the Throne of Glory, and from that time his eyes had begu...

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Targum Jonathan on Genesis 28

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 28

And Izhak called Jakob, and blessed him, and commanded him, and said to him, Thou shalt not take a wife from the daughters of the Kenaanaee. Arise, go to Padan of Aram, to the hous...

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Targum Jonathan on Genesis 49

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Genesis 49

And Jakob called his sons and said to them, Purify yourselves from uncleanness, and I will show you the hidden mysteries, the ends concealed, the recompense of reward for the right...

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Midrash Tanchuma, Noach 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Noach 6

And God remembered Noah (Gen. 8:1). May it please our master to teach us the benediction recited upon witnessing a rainbow. Thus did our masters teach us: Upon seeing a rainbow, on...

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