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What’s In a House? (Shemot)

What’s In a House? (Shemot)

Feminist Reading, Midrash, Parshat HaShavuaPosted on December 24, 2021

As you may know, I love midrash. Midrash is a type of Jewish text that simultaneously pays close attention to…

Ibn Ezra: Isaac’s Blessing (Toldot)

Ibn Ezra: Isaac’s Blessing (Toldot)

Ibn EzraPosted on November 27, 2019

Isaac offers apparently prophetic blessing to Jacob, who he thinks is Esau, and then to Esau when the latter cries. How could blessing flow from deceit?

Rashbam: The Meaning of Mussar (Eikev)

Rashbam: The Meaning of Mussar (Eikev)

RashbamPosted on August 22, 2019

The word “mussar” appears only once in that form in the Torah. What does it mean in context? How does that connect to the later meaning of mussar?

Prayer and Proximity (D’var Torah Matot-Masei)

Prayer and Proximity (D’var Torah Matot-Masei)

Midrash, Parshat HaShavuaPosted on August 2, 2019

As Numbers winds its way to a close, a war breaks out against Midian. According to midrash, Moses drafts 12,000 to fight and 12,000 to pray – in proximity.

Rashbam: The One Mitzvah (Sh’lach Lecha)

Rashbam: The One Mitzvah (Sh’lach Lecha)

RashbamPosted on July 1, 2019

Numbers 15:22-25 describe the ritual atonement for accidental transgression of kol hamitzvot. Can it really be a ritual only for breaking every single rule?

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