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Rabbi Jay Asher LeVine

Rabbi Jay Asher LeVine

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Rashbam: Rashbam Saves a Life (Miketz)

Rashbam: Rashbam Saves a Life (Miketz)

RashbamPosted on December 5, 2018

While learning more about the Rashbam, I stumbled on this short article from a few years ago. It’s entitled, “The…

Rashbam: Dreaming of Meaning (Vayeishev)

Rashbam: Dreaming of Meaning (Vayeishev)

RashbamPosted on November 28, 2018

While in a dungeon in Egypt, Joseph meets two fellow prisoners – the king’s former butler and baker. On the…

Rashbam: Wrestling With Destiny (Vayishlach)

Rashbam: Wrestling With Destiny (Vayishlach)

RashbamPosted on November 22, 2018

Jacob, returning home after twenty years in Haran, hears his brother Esau is approaching with 400 men. Frightened, he quickly…

Rashbam:  A Stony Problem (Vayeitzei)

Rashbam: A Stony Problem (Vayeitzei)

RashbamPosted on November 14, 2018

Jacob’s dream is famous for angels and ladders, but it contains as well an unassuming prop – a stone.  Jacob,…

Rashbam: Lions and Birthrights and Bears, Oh My! (Toldot)

Rashbam: Lions and Birthrights and Bears, Oh My! (Toldot)

RashbamPosted on November 8, 2018

The story begins abruptly. Jacob is making a lentil stew, when in bursts Esau, famished from hunting (apparently unsuccessfully). Esau…

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About Midrash

Midrash (pronounced mee-DRAHSH) refers to the process of finding or creating meaning in response to a word or phrase from the Hebrew Bible. Each interpretation is also called a midrash. Various midrashim were compiled in collections from the 2nd century CE through roughly the 12th century.

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