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Chayei Sarah 2021 – Blessed with Everything
In which we compare opinions in Bereishit Rabbah 59:8 and Bava Batra 16b regarding what it means to be blessed with “everything”
Vayeira 2021 – The Evils of Sodom
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Lech Lecha 2021 – How to Make a Life
In Genesis Rabba 38:14 we learn the difference between giving birth and making a person
Noah 2021 – Of Tests and Praises
Gen. Rabbah 32:3 discusses testing the righteous and praising people to their faces. Is there a connection?
Bereishit 2021 – Which Came First: Heaven or Earth?
In Gen. Rabba 1:15 Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel debate if heaven or earth was created first, but does it even matter?
VeZot Haberacha 2021 – Moses vs. Everyone
We conclude our first complete year of midrash study with Devarim Rabba 9:3, in which we find Moses facing off against Biblical heroes for supremacy
Sukkot 2021 – Frummer than God
In which Kohelet / Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:25 warns about being more righteous than God
Ha’azinu 2021 – Empty Things
If Torah seems “empty” to us, does the fault lie with the Torah or ourselves?
Vayeilech 2021 – Original Sin
In which we find an variant of “original sin” in rabbinic literature
Nitzavim 2021 – Foolish Pride
In one of the most important midrashim relating to learning and development, we see how fools remain foolish and how the insightful can overcome.