In which we compare opinions in Bereishit Rabbah 59:8 and Bava Batra 16b regarding what it means to be blessed with “everything”

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In Genesis Rabba 38:14 we learn the difference between giving birth and making a person

Gen. Rabbah 32:3 discusses testing the righteous and praising people to their faces. Is there a connection?

In Gen. Rabba 1:15 Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel debate if heaven or earth was created first, but does it even matter?

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

In which Kohelet / Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:25 warns about being more righteous than God

If Torah seems “empty” to us, does the fault lie with the Torah or ourselves?

In which we find an variant of “original sin” in rabbinic literature

In this week’s Midrash on Parashat Vayeira, Rabbi Yuter turns to the Talmud for the perks and pitfalls of lying for the sake of peace