Rashbam: Rashbam Saves a Life (Miketz)
While learning more about the Rashbam, I stumbled on this short article from a few years ago. It’s entitled, “The…
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Rashbam: Dreaming of Meaning (Vayeishev)
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)
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)
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)
The story begins abruptly. Jacob is making a lentil stew, when in bursts Esau, famished from hunting (apparently unsuccessfully). Esau…