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.

Ilfa: Joshua at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 6:9

We often read the Creation story in Genesis and think we understand it. But what if there's a deeper layer, a secret code waiting to be unlocked? Let's look at the verse, "And to r...

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Jacob and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 16:4

And one powerful image used to describe this cycle is the idea of a "cup of terror." The Midrash, specifically Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Ge...

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Acts of Creation and Egypt

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 20:5

According to Bereshit Rabbah 20, a collection of rabbinic homilies on the Book of Genesis, this wasn't just a symbolic statement. The text paints a dramatic picture: When God, bles...

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Abraham: Noah at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 30:8

In the book of Bereshit, Genesis, we find two such words used to describe key figures: tamim and haya. What do they really mean? , because the Rabbis of old sure had some fascinati...

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Kingdom of Abraham and Noah

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 30:10

Specifically, Bereshit Rabbah 30 dives deep into the nuances of "walking with God" by comparing Noah to another biblical giant: Abraham. Rabbi Yehuda offers a beautiful analogy. Im...

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The Great Flood and Levi

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 31:6

Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, digs into this very question. It focuses on the word ḥamas (חָמָס), often translated as "i...

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Noah and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 31:12

to a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, and uncover some hidden layers of meaning. The verse in question, Ge...

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Noah's Ark and Shimon

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 33:6

It's not just a random choice. The story of Noah's Ark and the dove, as told in Genesis, is layered with meaning, and the Rabbis of the Midrash find deep lessons in even the smalle...

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Rabbis: The Great Flood

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 34:7

But what about the human side of things? What were Noah and his family actually doing on that boat for all those months? Well, the Rabbis of the Midrash, those brilliant interprete...

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