Heaven

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Explore 2,273 Jewish texts related to the theme of Heaven, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Maker of Heaven and Earth of Levi

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The rabbis of old certainly did. In Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, they wrestle with the details of creation, offering us...

Manna from Heaven and Shabbat

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It's more than just a day off; it's a taste of something truly divine. Bereshit Rabbah, a fascinating collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, offers some bea...

Adam: Levi at the Dawn of Creation

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And they left us some fascinating insights in the Midrash, specifically Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis. So, picture this: God, in ...

Heavens: Levi at the Dawn of Creation

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Specifically, we're looking at Bereshit Rabbah 12. Rabbi Nehemya of Kefar Sihon starts us off by referencing Exodus 20:11: "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,...

Adam and the Origins of the World

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The book of Bereshit Rabbah, a classical collection of Rabbinic interpretations of Genesis, dives deep into this very idea, and it’s wild. Our entry point is a seemingly minor deta...

Gabriel and the Origins of the World

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It might just be written in our origin story. Think about the very beginning. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). Bereshit Rabbah, that incredib...

Nehemiah: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

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And in Bereshit Rabbah, one of our most beloved collections of Midrash – stories that expand upon the Hebrew Bible – we find a fascinating perspective. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korḥa off...

Chambers of Heaven and Abahu

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It turns out, even the shapes of the letters themselves can hold profound secrets about creation. to a fascinating interpretation from Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabb...

Rabbi Eliezer and Creation of Yehoshua

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The ancient rabbis grappled with this question, diving deep into the creation story. And as we find in Bereshit Rabbah, the classic midrashic commentary on Genesis, they came to so...