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11. Judah and Joseph: The Meaning of Approach

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/128/judah-joseph-meaning-approach.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 93:4. Judah approaches Joseph, in defense of Benjamin. How does Judah’s approach transcend the danger and become a spiritual model for human connection?

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10. Joseph and His Brothers: Sparking the Holy Spirit

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/130/joseph-brothers-sparking-holy-spirit.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 91:7. Joseph and his brothers meet after many years. He recognizes them, but they don’t recognize him. Yet maybe they know more than they realize…

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09. Joseph and the Cupbearer: Memory and Hope

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/132/joseph-cupbearer-memory-hope.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 88:7. Joseph interprets the cupbearer’s dream in prison. But when the cupbearer is restored to his position he forgets about Joseph. But God does not forget.

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08. Jacob and Job: Seeking Wholeness

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/134/jacob-job-seeking-wholeness.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 79:3. Job suffered, and gained wholeness. Jacob arrived home in wholeness. 

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07. Jacob and Naomi: People Over Place

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/136/jacob-naomi-people-over-place.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 68:6. Jacob and Noami both leave their homes. The midrash sees their departure as a great loss. What can we learn from their departure about how we want to live?

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06. Rebecca: In Search of Answers

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/138/rebecca-search-answers.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 63:6. Rebecca becomes pregnant with twins. They struggle (va-yit-rotzetzu) within her, and she wonders why she exists. Can we learn from her quest for answers?

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05. Sarah and Rebecca: Sunset, Sunrise

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/140/sarah-rebecca-sunset-sunrise.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 58:2. This midrash from Bereishit Rabbah finds significance in the juxtoposition of the genealogical notice that Rebecca has been born with Sarah’s death.

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04. Abraham, Isaac, and God: Promises and Partings

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/142/abraham-isaac-god-promises-partings.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 56:11. Genesis 22, where Abraham nearly sacrifices Isaac, has perplexed people for thousands of years. This midrash, though, looks at a different set of problems.

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03. Shem and Abraham: Between Fear and Friendship

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/144/shem-abraham-fear-friendship.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 44:7. How old was Shem? How did Abraham feel about him? What can we learn from their relationship?

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02. Noah: Man of the Earth

https://moremidrash.com/episode-player/146/noah-man-earth.m4a

Bereishit Rabbah 36:3. After the Flood, Noah gains the title, “Man of the Earth.” How come? What might it mean?

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