Parshat Vayechi

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Jacob blesses his sons and grandsons with prophetic blessings, Jacob's death and burial, and Joseph's final years. Genesis 47:28-50:26.

Levi's Song

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 25:13

Midrash Tehillim, a fascinating collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, asks a compelling question: "Another man, who is he?" And the answer it provides points us dire...

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Levi and the Dreamer

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 27:3

to one particularly powerful passage, a meditation on Psalm 27:1, "The Lord is my light and my help; whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; whom should I dread?...

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Divine Presence and Shiloh

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 78:13

Specifically, it grapples with the story of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, and its eventual abandonment in Shiloh. "And he brought them to his holy mountain," Midrash Tehillim tells ...

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Levites at the Gate and Lebanon

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 104:9

It talks about the trees of the Lord being "satiated," specifically mentioning the cedars of Lebanon. "The trees of the Lord are satiated, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted." W...

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Levi and the Messiah of Leviathan

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 104:14

The ancient sages certainly did. They looked at the world, at the vastness of the sea, and saw a reflection of the challenges facing the Jewish people. Midrash Tehillim, a collecti...

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Levi and Adam

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 9:7

The ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, suggests that there just might be. Today we're diving into chapter 9, and you won'...

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Noah Beyond the Firmament and Levi

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 22:9

We get glimpses, tantalizing hints, and sometimes outright fantastical stories about that long-ago world. And one of the most striking comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinat...

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The Great Flood and Levitas

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23:11

We all know the story of Noah, the flood, and the animals saved two-by-two. But have you ever stopped to consider the logistics? How did Noah manage all those creatures for over a ...

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Jacob's Journey

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 39:3

Jewish tradition has a fascinating way of showing us that sometimes, just sometimes, we need a little divine… addition. Let’s turn to a text called Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a wonder...

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