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.

Moses Rides a Donkey With the Staff of God

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:5

Exodus 4:20 tells us, "Moses took his wife and his sons, and mounted them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took the staff of God in his hand." Simple enough...

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Moses's Miracle of Pharaoh

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:6

The Torah tells us, "The Lord said to Moses: When you go back to Egypt, see all the wonders that I have placed in your hand and perform them before Pharaoh; but I will harden his h...

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What It Means That God Hardened Pharaoh's Heart

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:7

The answer, they suggest, might lie in the seemingly simple phrase, "I will harden his heart." But what does it mean to harden someone's heart? According to Shemot Rabbah, a collec...

PatriarchsJosephMosesMiracles

How God's Voice Traveled From Heaven to Earth

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:9

The book of Exodus tells us that God spoke, but the how… that’s where the Jewish tradition gets truly wondrous. Our exploration starts with a seemingly simple verse: “The Lord said...

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Aaron Meets Moses at the Mountain of God

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:10

The ancient Jewish texts delve into this very idea, and one particular passage in Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, offers a powerful i...

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Aaron Speaks to the Israelites and They Finally Believe

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:13

Specifically, let's look at Shemot Rabbah 5, which delves into the pivotal moment when Moses and Aaron first approach the Israelites in Egypt. The verse we're looking at is Exodus ...

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Moses: Jacob at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:14

We all know the story, but Shemot Rabbah, a classic collection of midrashim – interpretations and expansions – on the Book of Exodus, offers a fascinating glimpse into the details,...

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Israel's Crisis When Pharaoh Doubles Their Work

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 5:19

That feeling is all over the story of the Exodus, and it really hits hard in the early chapters of the Book of Exodus. to a moment of crisis, as understood by the ancient Rabbis in...

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Moses and Creation of Aviram

Midrash Rabbah Shemot Rabbah 6:2

Even Moses, the great lawgiver, felt that way. Shemot Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Exodus, offers us a fascinating glimpse into a moment where Mo...

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