Creation

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Explore 3,406 Jewish texts related to the theme of Creation, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Noah's Transgression and Yudan

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It turns out, this isn't just a human tendency. The Torah itself, according to some rabbinic interpretations, goes out of its way to avoid using harsh or impure language. Take the ...

Flood: Rabbi Shimon at the Dawn of Creation

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But when we delve into the rich tapestry of rabbinic tradition, specifically Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of early Jewish interpretations of the Book of Genesis, we find some fasc...

The Great Flood of Rabbis

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That’s kind of what the ancient Rabbis were wrestling with when they looked at the story of Noah, specifically Genesis 7:6: “And Noah was six hundred years old, and the flood was w...

The Great Flood of Methuselah

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Not just the big picture of Noah and the ark, but some of the why and the how behind this cataclysmic event. It's a story we all know, but Bereshit Rabbah 32 offers some pretty fas...

The Great Flood

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Sometimes, it's in the details, in the seemingly small phrases, that we find the biggest insights. Take the story of Noah, for instance. We all know the basics: flood, ark, animals...

Dawn of the World and Levi

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We get glimpses of the Ark in the Bible, but Jewish tradition, particularly in the Midrash, fills in the blanks, offering us vivid images of that epic journey. Today, let's dive in...

Rabbi Yonatan's Prayer

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Because sometimes, the universe has a funny way of showing us that insight isn't exclusive to the scholars and sages. We find a perfect example in Bereshit Rabbah, specifically sec...

Pillars of Existence and Shmuel

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The rabbis of old grappled with this very question. How high did the water actually get? The Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, dives int...

The Great Flood and Akiva

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And wouldn't you know it, our sages wrestled with it too, finding fascinating answers hidden in the verses of Torah. Our journey begins with the story of Noah and the flood. Genesi...