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.

Letters of Torah and Levi

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:5

You're not alone. Our tradition recognizes this struggle, this internal tug-of-war. And it offers a powerful image to understand it. The text we're looking at today comes from Vayi...

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David the Shepherd King

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:7

It centers around the verse, "And observe My commandments, and perform them" (Leviticus 26:3). What does it really mean to "perform" them? Rabbi Ḥama ben Rabbi Ḥanina offers a radi...

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Herod Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 35:10

Vayikra Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Leviticus, gives us a glimpse into that idyllic vision. Specifically, it discusses the verse “I ...

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Rabbi Yochanan and the Lawgiver

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:14

Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Psalms, opens by exploring this very idea. It begins with the verse, "For they delight in the Torah of the...

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Acts of Creation and Therefore

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 1:19

It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for millennia. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, wrestles with this very idea, pulling in ve...

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Jeremiah Before the Altar

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 4:15

It’s almost as if our souls crave that sense of resolution, that promise of a better future. It turns out, this isn't just a modern storytelling trope. It's deeply embedded in Jewi...

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Sacred Service and Zechariah

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 6:7

That feeling, that raw emotion, is at the heart of a powerful story preserved in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms. It's a story about faith, ...

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Giving of the Torah and Anger

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:6

The story, as told in Midrash Tehillim, is truly terrifying. Imagine Moses, up on Mount Sinai, receiving the Torah. A moment of ultimate revelation. And down below? The Israelites,...

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Avner and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 7:8

Even King David, the sweet singer of Israel, knew what that felt like. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms, delves deep into David's st...

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