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It’s easy to focus on the sheer scale of the destruction, but the rabbis of the Midrash, those ancient interpreters of scripture, dug deeper. They asked: what exactly was so awful ...
to a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, and uncover some hidden layers of meaning. The verse in question, Ge...
We all know the classic story: two of every animal, safe from the flood. But what about the things that aren't exactly animals? Genesis 6:19 tells us, "And of every living being, o...
to a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah 32, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis. The verse that kicks it all off is God's instruction to Noah: "Co...
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...
Bereshit Rabbah, a classic collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, delves into this very idea, exploring how God’s mercy permeates everything. The verse from...
We get a glimpse into that closed world in Bereshit Rabbah, the great rabbinic commentary on the Book of Genesis. to one fascinating little story. “It was at the end of forty days,...
But what about the human side of things? What were Noah and his family actually doing on that boat for all those months? Well, the Rabbis of the Midrash, those brilliant interprete...
Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, tackles this very question, and it turns out, it's a battle as old as time. The text starts with a...
