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.

Jacob: Reuben and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 82:11

Today, we’re diving into a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah (Bereshit Rabbah 82), a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, that grapples wit...

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Joseph: Jacob at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 84:5

Our ancestor Jacob knew it well. We find ourselves in Bereshit Rabbah (Genesis Rabbah) 84, a collection of rabbinic homilies on the Book of Genesis. The text opens with a seemingly...

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Joseph: Joshua and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 84:20

Jewish tradition certainly thinks so, and there's a fascinating passage in Bereshit Rabbah (Genesis Rabbah), a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis...

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Judah: Death of Jacob

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 84:21

The Torah tells us, "All his sons and all his daughters arose to console him, but he refused to be consoled; he said: For I will descend mourning to the grave, to my son. His fathe...

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Egypt: Joseph at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 86:2

That feeling isn't new. Our ancestors wrestled with it too. Let’s delve into a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Gen...

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Joseph and David

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 87:2

We're looking at Bereshit Rabbah 87, a section of the great Midrash, which is a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Genesis. The verse that sparked this particular d...

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Marriage of Joseph and Yehuda

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 87:5

The verse in question, Genesis 39:8, reads, "He refused, and he said to his master's wife: Behold, my master, having me, does not know what is in the house, and he has placed every...

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Joseph's Vision

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 89:1

The book of Genesis tells us, "It was at the conclusion of two years, and Pharaoh was dreaming: and, behold, he stood at the Nile" (Genesis 41:1). But Bereshit Rabbah, that incredi...

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Joseph and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 89:2

We all have those moments where we feel like our efforts are fruitless. But what if even the most difficult experiences held a hidden benefit? Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabb...

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