Rashbam: Selling Stories (Kedoshim)
Rashi and Rashbam have different metaphors to descripe someone who gossips. One is about getting info, the other about distributing it.
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Rashbam: The Strength of Story (Chayei Sarah)
Genesis 24 tells the story of how Rebecca met Isaac. It begins, sadly, with the death of Sarah, Isaac’s mother….
D’var Torah Vayakhel: Gather Around for the Story of Peace
Parshat Vayak’hel details the construction of the tabernacle. In order to accomplish a complex project like building God’s home on…
The Story of Pikuach Nefesh Begins
After a Tisha b’Av tangent, I’m back to examining midrashim on Shabbat, from the collection Mekhilta (3rd century CE). You…