Parshat Vayera

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Three angels visit Abraham, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the birth of Isaac, and the Binding of Isaac (the Akedah). Genesis 18:1-22:24.

Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha 10

After these things, the word of the Lord came unto Abraham, in a vision, saying: “Fear not, Abram!” (Gen. 15:1). May it please our master to teach us what (the) burnt offerings (pr...

SacrificeJudgment

Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Lech Lecha 12

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram (Gen. 15:1). Scripture states elsewhere in allusion to this verse: The wicked earneth false wages, but he that soweth righte...

Hell/GehennaJudgment

Midrash Tanchuma, Vayera 16

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vayera 16

And the Lord remembered Sarah (Gen. 21:1). Scripture states elsewhere in reference to this verse: That confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messeng...

MatriarchsHoly Land

Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 14

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Toldot 14

A song of ascents. I will lift up mine eyes to the mountains (Ps. 121:1). Scripture alludes here to the verse Who art thou, O great mountain before. Zerubbabel? Thou shalt become a...

King David

Midrash Tanchuma, Shemot 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Shemot 1

1:1). Scripture states (elsewhere in allusion to this verse): He that spareth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes (Prov. 13:24). Normally, if a ma...

Death

Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 1

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Vaera 1

And God spoke unto Moses, and said unto him: “I am the Lord; and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob” (Exod. 6:2). May our masters teach us the punishment that is i...

DeathJudgment

Midrash Tanchuma, Emor 12

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Emor 12

The bull was due to the merit of Abraham of whom it is stated (in Gen. 18:7), “Then Abraham ran unto the herd [...] (for a calf to feed his heavenly visitors).”59Lev. R. 17:9; PRK ...

SacrificeCovenant

The Garments Of The Shekhinah

Tree of Souls

It’s a question that might sound irreverent, but Jewish mystical tradition actually gives us a fascinating answer, one deeply intertwined with our own actions and the fate of the w...

CreationAngelsDemonsHeaven

Mourning Over The Shekhinah

Tree of Souls

This is the story we're diving into today: the mourning over the Shekhinah, the divine feminine presence, after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. It’s a powerful myth, on...

AngelsHeavenAdam & EveMysticism