Otzar Midrashim

2 texts in Midrash Aggadah

The First To Exist

Ma'ayan Hokhmah in Otzar Midrashim pp. 306-311

It’s a question that’s haunted humanity since we first looked up at the stars. And Jewish tradition, particularly Kabbalah, has some pretty mind-bending answers. The core idea? Tha...

CreationMysticismSefirot

The Birth Of Armilus

Midrash Aseret ha-Shvatim in Otzar Midrashim, 466

It’s about the birth of Armilus, a figure who looms large in Jewish messianic mythology as the ultimate false messiah. The story starts in Rome. Not just any Rome, but a Rome harbo...

CreationDemonsMessiahCreatures