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Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on December 18, 2021

26. Assorted Ideas on Death and the Afterlife

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Bereishit Rabbah 96. Shadows, true kindness, and bones rolling to the Holy Land.

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on December 8, 2021

25. Expanding ‘Approach’

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Bereishit Rabbah 93:3-4. Two takes on what it means that Judah approached Joseph to ask for mercy.

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on December 8, 2021

24. Decoding Pharaoh’s Dream

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Bereishit Rabbah 89:4. Who needs Joseph? The midrash offers its own take on Pharaoh’s dreams.

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on November 24, 2021

23. Joseph’s Coat (feat. Rabbi Laura Rumpf)

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Bereishit Rabbah 88:4. The midrash discusses the meaning of ben zekunim “son of old age”; favoritism; and various meanings of ketonet passim “coat of passim”.

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on November 17, 2021

22. Jacob Prays

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Bereishit Rabbah 75:13 Jacob prays to God as he fearfully anticipates meeting his estranged brother Esau after decades apart.

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on November 8, 2021

21. Place and Prayer (feat. Rabbi Laura Rumpf)

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Bereishit Rabbah 68:9. Jacob encounters The Place. Also three opinions on where the daily prayers come from. We welcome guest Rabbi Laura Rumpf (and our son Ami giggles in the background.)

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on November 2, 2021

20. A Fair Enough Reward

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Bereishit Rabbah 64:10 This midrash begins with a problem in the biblical text, solves it with a technical maneuver, and then illustrates the broader point with a story that is summed up by a parable.

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on October 26, 2021

19. One Who Pursues Righteousness

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Bereishit Rabbah 58:9 The midrash applies a proverb to Abraham.

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on October 17, 2021

18. Sitting Under the Shekhinah

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Bereishit Rabbah 48:7 God visits Abraham while the patriarch sits. Should he have stood up in order to acknowledge the Divine Presence?

Posted in: Bereishit Rabbah Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

17. Fame and Fortune

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Bereishit Rabbah 39:11. Four biblical figures circulate coinage, according to the midrash.

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