Midrash in Jewish Mythology

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Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Midrash from across Jewish tradition.
Parshat Naso 6 min

The Spirit of Folly Slips In Before Any Door Is Opened

Nobody betrays a marriage until a spirit of madness has taken the room first, and God waits at the outer gate where the laughing stops.

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Parshat Chayei Sarah 7 min

The Bandit Who Grew Old at the Bend in the King's Road

He worked the king's road until his own hands quit, and when he went down at last to make peace, the gate had nothing left to give him.

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Parshat Bereshit 6 min

The Torah Danced at Creation and Ended Up in Sackcloth

She danced before the Throne on the sixth day and was betrothed to the soul of Moses. Centuries later she stood in sackcloth while men picked at her.

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Parshat Bereshit 6 min

The Earth's Complaint and the Dew That Answered It

A king buys two servants at one price on one contract, feeds the first from his treasury, and sends the second out to sweat for bread.

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Parshat Tazria 6 min

The Sealed Room Where God Builds Every Body Twice

Two schools fought over the order God assembles a body in, and the winner found the resurrection hiding in the tense of Job's complaint.

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