Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Midrash Tanchuma, Korach 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Korach 6

(Numb. 16:7-8:) “You Levites have gone too far! So Moses said unto Korah, ‘Please listen, you Children of Levi.” Do you have someone speaking with Joseph, who tells Simon to listen...

Death

Midrash Tanchuma, Matot 3

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Matot 3

(Numb. 31:2:) “Exact vengeance [for the Children of Israel on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered unto your people].” R. Judah said, “If Moses had wanted to live for se...

Judgment

Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 13

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Masei 13

(Numbers 35:11:) “You shall provide yourselves with places to serve you as cities of refuge.” And it is written (in Numbers 35:13-14), “six cities of refuge shall there be for you....

Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Teitzei 10

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Ki Teitzei 10

(Deut. 25:18, cont.:) And he cut off (rt.: znb) all who were lagging behind you. He smote them with a blow to the tail (rt.: znb).51The word can also denote the penis. See PR 7:3; ...

God's Crown Of Prayers

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Jewish tradition offers a stunningly beautiful image: Our prayers, all of them, rise up and become a crown for God. The image comes to us from several sources, each adding its own ...

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The Twenty-two Letters

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Kabbalistic tradition teaches us that the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet aren't just symbols; they are the very building blocks of existence. They are, as Rabbi Isaac Lu...

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Where God Dwells

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And the answers? Well, they're as varied and beautiful as the stars in the night sky. Some say God dwells in the celestial realms, way up in the highest heaven, seated on the Kisei...

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The God Of The Fathers

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The Torah actually grapples with this very question, and the answer, as you might expect, is layered and fascinating. : Moses, standing before the burning bush, is tasked with lead...

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The Elders Of Israel Behold God

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And the Torah, in its own way, grapples with this very question. We find ourselves in the Book of Exodus, a pivotal moment in the story of the Israelites. Moses is about to ascend ...

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