Parshat Vayetzei

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Jacob's dream of the ladder to heaven, his years working for Laban, his marriages to Rachel and Leah, and the birth of the twelve tribes. Genesis 28:10-32:3.

Joseph's Vision and Joshua

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 84:11

We're talking about Joseph, remember him? The favorite son with the technicolor dreamcoat? He had a knack for dreaming... and maybe not such a great knack for keeping those dreams ...

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Jacob: Reuben at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 84:15

We all know the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. But what about Reuben? What role did he play in this dramatic saga? Genesis ...

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Egypt: Jacob's Journey

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 91:3

Our journey begins with a seemingly simple verse from Genesis 42:5: "The sons of Israel came to acquire grain among [betokh] those who came, as the famine was in the land of Canaan...

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Reuben: Jacob and Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 91:8

The Torah portion of Vayigash gives us a glimpse into their complex relationship, and the Rabbis of the Midrash, particularly in Bereshit Rabbah 91, unpack the nuances of this dram...

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Death of Jacob and Ephraim

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 97:4

The Torah tells us, "Joseph saw that his father was placing his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, and it displeased him; he supported his father’s hand, to remove it from the he...

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Jacob's Transgression and Benjamin

Midrash Rabbah Bereshit Rabbah 99:4

The sages of the Midrash, particularly in Bereshit Rabbah, that treasure trove of Genesis interpretations, weren't fond of repetition. They believed every word, every phrase, held ...

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Og and the Dreamer

Midrash Rabbah Devarim Rabbah 1:24

to a story from Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy, that really brings this to life. The story picks up right after the Exodus. Imagine t...

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Joseph the Dreamer and Jerusalem

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 7:8

That feeling resonates deeply within Jewish tradition. We see it reflected in the ancient text of Kohelet Rabbah, specifically in its interpretation of the verse "all the rivers go...

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Caleb and the Dreamer

Midrash Rabbah Kohelet Rabbah 8:2

A time for everything, as the saying goes. But what does that really mean? Well, one fascinating interpretation comes to us from Rabbi Yehoshua of Sikhnin, found within Kohelet Rab...

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