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.

Abraham and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 43:3

The Book of Genesis 14:15 tells us, "He divided up against them at night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them until Ḥova, which is north of Damascus." But it’s ...

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Daniel: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 44:19

one such verse, rich with meaning and implication. In Genesis 15:14, God tells Abraham, "And also that nation that they will serve, I will judge, and after that they will go out wi...

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Covenant of Abraham and Aramaic

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 44:21

Specifically, verse 17: “It happened when the sun had set, that there was extreme darkness, and, behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between those ...

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Faith of Abraham and Yudan

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 44:22

We find ourselves asking this question in Bereshit Rabbah 44, a midrash – a collection of rabbinic interpretations – on the book of Genesis. The verse in question: "On that day, th...

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Lot and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 45:4

Meanwhile, weeds seem to sprout up effortlessly, choking everything in their path. Jewish tradition grapples with this very question, especially when it comes to something as funda...

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Ishmael: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 46:2

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." We all know the famous line from Ecclesiastes (3:1). But have you ever stopped to consider just how m...

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Birth of Abraham and Yudan

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 47:3

It's right there in Genesis 17:17: "Abraham fell upon his face, and he laughed. He said in his heart: Shall a child be born to one who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, a ...

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Lot and Creation of Sodom

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 50:3

It's like a linguistic puzzle, where sometimes a single letter can shift the whole meaning of a word. And that brings us to a curious little detail in the Torah, one that our sages...

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Lot and the Angels

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 50:8

It’s not just about retribution, but about a deeper kind of fittingness. We see this principle vividly illustrated in the story of Sodom, particularly in the events surrounding Lot...

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