from hospitality to slavery
Analysis of the Midrash: Memory, Power, and Identity A Political and Secular Reading of Oppression in Egypt Introduction The text of the Midrash Exodus Rabbah (Chapter 1-7) offers a complex exegesis of the verse from Exodus (1:8): “A new king arose over Egypt, who...
The Red Sea : A Spiritual Psychology of Change according to the Midrash
The Red Sea : A Spiritual Psychology of Change according to the Midrash Have you ever felt like life was forcing you to turn back ? That, just when you thought you were moving toward the light, you suddenly found yourself facing a dead end, stuck between your past...
The Garden of Eden and Gehenna have a voice… and an insatiable appetite.
The Insatiable Quest for Justice: A Plural Reading of Exodus Rabbah 7:10 Midrash Exodus Rabbah, Chapter 7:10 In the future, the Garden of Eden will cry out, saying: «Give me the righteous; I have no need of the wicked » as it is said: « I hate those who cling to vain...
Between Heredity and Redemption: A Multidimensional Reading of Exodus Rabbah 1:17
Between Heredity and Redemption: A Multidimensional Reading of Exodus Rabbah 1:17 Midrash Exodus Rabbah 1:17 “It came to pass during those long days”: these were days of suffering, therefore they are called “long.” “The king of Egypt died”: meaning he was stricken...
Moral Leadership and Biblical Royalty
Moral Leadership and Biblical Royalty Midrashic References מות רבה ב׳:ב׳ - הקב"ה אינו נותן גדולה לאדם עד שבודקו בדבר קטן. בדק לדוד בצאן... אמר הקב"ה: נמצאת נאמן בצאן, בא ורעה צאני (Midrash Shemot Rabba 2:2) : The Holy One, blessed be He, does not grant...