Creation

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Explore 3,389 Jewish texts related to the theme of Creation, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Abraham and the Origins of the World

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It tells us: “Go, eat your bread joyfully, and drink your wine goodheartedly, as God has already accepted your actions” (Ecclesiastes 9:7). But what does that mean? Kohelet Rabbah,...

Acts of Creation and Yehuda

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Turns out, the book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet, might just have the answer. Kohelet 9:9 says, "Enjoy life with a woman whom you love all the days of your life of vanity which He h...

Antalimus and the Origins of the World

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Jewish tradition certainly has opinions, and some intriguing stories to tell. to one found in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes. ...

Bible: Jacob at the Dawn of Creation

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The book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible grapples with these very feelings. There's a verse in chapter 9, verse 11, that really gets to the heart of it: "I again saw under the sun tha...

Pillars of Existence of Berekhya

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Like you're going along, minding your own business, and suddenly – BAM! – you're caught in something you never saw coming? The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet as we call it in Heb...

Noah's Transgression and Methuselah

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Jewish tradition grapples with this very human experience, and it does so in a fascinating way, using the story of Noah. We find this exploration in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of...

Joseph and Creation of Egypt

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Jewish tradition is full of stories of forgotten heroes, and one of the most poignant comes to us from Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on the Book of Ecclesia...

Egypt: Kingdom of Joseph

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It starts with a small city, a vulnerable one. “There was a small city,” the text says, and the rabbis interpret this city as none other than Egypt. “And few men in it” – these, re...

Levi: Jacob at the Dawn of Creation

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Our sages grappled with it too, and one place where they explore this idea is in Kohelet Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Ecclesiastes. The verse in ...