Vayikra Rabbah 3:5 “And he [the priest] shall split it [the bird] by its feathers, without severing it, and turn […]
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Introduction to Season 2: Vayikra Rabbah
Welcome Hi. I’m Jay. Welcome to More Midrash. I started this podcast as a new way to explore midrash, to […]
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Living Midrash: David Stern and Vayikra Rabbah
For Season 2 of More Midrash (which will launch in early March), I am preparing a deep dive into the […]
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Judah and Joseph: The Meaning of Approach
Bereishit Rabbah 93:4 Davar Acher (Another Interpretation): “Then Judah approached [Joseph]” (Genesis 44:18). It is written, “Counsel is like deep waters […]
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Joseph and the Cupbearer: Memory and Hope
Bereishit Rabbah 88:7 [Biblical Story (Genesis 40:20-23): On the third day – his birthday – Pharaoh made a banquet for all […]
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Jacob and Naomi: People Over Place
Bereishit Rabbah 68:6 “Jacob departed” (Genesis 28:10). Did no one depart from there other than he?! Why, many donkey-drivers departed, […]
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Rebecca: In Search of Answers
Bereishit Rabbah 63:6 [Biblical Story (Genesis 25:21-26): Isaac pleaded with Adonai on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and […]
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Sarah and Rebecca: Sunset, Sunrise
Bereishit Rabbah 58:2 “The sun rises and the sun sets” (Ecclesiastes 1:5). Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: Don’t we know […]
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Abraham, Isaac, and God: Promises and Partings
Bereishit Rabbah 56:11 “The angel of Adonai called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, “By Myself I […]
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Shem and Abraham: Between Fear and Friendship
Bereishit Rabbah 44:7 [Isaiah 41:5-7: The islands saw and feared, the ends of the earth shuddered, they approached and came. Each […]
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