Vayeira 2021 – The Evils of Sodom
October 19, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
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(כִּי לֹא מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם וְלֹא דַרְכֵיכֶם דְּרָכָי (ישעיהו נה:ח
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Lech Lecha 2021 – How to Make a Life
October 13, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
In Genesis Rabba 38:14 we learn the difference between giving birth and making a person
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Noah 2021 – Of Tests and Praises
October 4, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
Gen. Rabbah 32:3 discusses testing the righteous and praising people to their faces. Is there a connection?
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Bereishit 2021 – Which Came First: Heaven or Earth?
September 29, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
In Gen. Rabba 1:15 Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel debate if heaven or earth was created first, but does it even matter?
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VeZot Haberacha 2021 – Moses vs. Everyone
September 23, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
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
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Sukkot 2021 – Frummer than God
September 19, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
In which Kohelet / Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:25 warns about being more righteous than God
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Ha’azinu 2021 – Empty Things
September 13, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
If Torah seems “empty” to us, does the fault lie with the Torah or ourselves?
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Vayeilech 2021 – Original Sin
September 5, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
In which we find an variant of “original sin” in rabbinic literature
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Nitzavim 2021 – Foolish Pride
August 30, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
In one of the most important midrashim relating to learning and development, we see how fools remain foolish and how the insightful can overcome.
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Ki Tavo 2021 – Synagogue Life
August 24, 2021 What's the Point of the Midrash
In which we find the importance of going to synagogue, and some of its perks
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