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.

Michael Beyond the Firmament and Glory

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 48:18

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating work of aggadic literature, gives us a glimpse, a chilling, visceral snapshot of their suffering. Rabbi Akiva, a towering figure in Jewish tra...

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Samuel's Transgression and Amalek

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 49:3

Jewish tradition certainly has. Let’s consider a particularly potent example from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Chapter 49, a text filled with dramatic narratives and moral teachings. He...

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Joseph: Esau at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 51:1

The Jewish tradition grapples with these questions constantly, and sometimes the answers are found in the most unexpected places. Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage fro...

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Holy Temple Among the Fathers

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 836:6

The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic teachings on the Bible, sheds light on this very question, drawing from Psalm 87:1-2: "Of the sons of Korah, a song with musical accom...

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Joseph and the Patriarchs of Rebbe

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 145:17

She relentlessly pursued him, but he resisted. But the Yalkut Shimoni, that incredible compilation of Midrashic interpretations, gives us a glimpse behind the curtain. Rebbe – and ...

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The Burning Bush and Bilam

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 168:2

We know him as the liberator of the Israelites, the one who received the Torah on Mount Sinai. But what about the years before the burning bush? The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation o...

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Moshe in Battle

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 168:34

This story centers around Moshe – yes, that Moses – but it's a chapter of his life you likely won't find in your typical Sunday school lesson. It begins with a war brewing between ...

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Covenant of Moses and Abraham

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 8:1

It's like when Moses, in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), reminds the Israelites about the land G-d promised them, saying, "which the L-rd swore to your fathers… to Abraham, to I...

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Moses and the Patriarchs and Miracles

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 15:1

We often picture him as this towering, almost superhuman figure, but behind the miracles and the commandments, there was a real person grappling with a monumental task. And sometim...

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