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.

Jacob and Creation of Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 69:6

That’s almost what happened to Jacob in a pivotal moment of his life, a moment beautifully captured in Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book...

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Jacob's Journey and Temple

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 69:7

It's like you've stumbled onto sacred ground without even realizing it. That's kind of what happened to Jacob in the Book of Genesis, and it's explored in a beautiful passage in Be...

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Jacob's Journey of Rabbis

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 70:1

That feeling isn't new. Our ancestor Jacob felt it too. And how he responded offers a powerful lesson about vows, faith, and the power of words. The story begins in Parashat Vayetz...

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Jacob's Vision and Meir

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 70:7

Seems straightforward. But a curious question arises, a question that leads us into a fascinating rabbinic debate found in Bereshit Rabbah 70. The scene opens with an idolater tryi...

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Joseph: Esau and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 73:7

That’s the kind of feeling we get when we delve into Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis. Specifically, let’s look at verse 30:...

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Jacob: Kingdom of Laban

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 73:12

The Torah, in the story of Jacob, gives us a masterclass in reading those unspoken cues. It all starts when Jacob, working for his less-than-honest father-in-law Laban, begins to p...

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Jacob: Levi at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 74:12

Our ancestors did too. In fact, there's a fascinating passage in Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, that digs into just that feeling....

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Abraham: Jacob and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 74:16

The story centers around Genesis 31:53, where we find the line: "The God of Abraham, and the god of Nahor, the god of their father, will judge between us. Jacob took an oath by the...

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Jacob and Creation of Arise

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 75:1

King David certainly did. In Psalms, he repeatedly begs God to rise up and intervene. But what does it really mean for God to "arise"? And when will that moment finally come? Our s...

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