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Parashat Vayishlah: MidrashIn a Torah scroll, there are dots above the word וַׄיִּׄשָּׁׄקֵ֑ׄהׄוּׄ (he kissed him). What is the purpose of these dots, and what can they teach us about Esav’s kiss?
Parashat Vayishlah: MidrashJacob finds out that Esau is approaching him with 400 people. The Torah uses two different words to describe Jacob's fear. Why?
Hadar Institute•1086 Views•November 7, 2023•VaYishlach,Parasha,Parsha,Jacob and Esau,Midrash,Jacob's Fear,Fear,Violence,Devash,Fear (פחד),War
Parashat Vayishlah: MidrashYaakov’s family is traveling back to Canaan… and suddenly the Torah introduces a new character just when she dies! Who was Devorah, and why does she appear at this point in the journey?
Parashat Vayishlah: MidrashAfter Yaakov wrestles with the angel all night, why does it say that the sun rose "for him?"
Hadar Institute•931 Views•November 7, 2023•Midrash,Jacob and the Angel,Wrestling,Parsha,Angels,Parasha,VaYishlach,Devash
Parashat Nitzavim: MidrashLet’s look closer at one important phrase in our parashah: לֹא בַשָּׁמַיִם הִוא (it’s not in heaven). What can we learn from these words?
Hadar Institute•1123 Views•September 1, 2022•Parashat Nitzavim,Nitzavim,Midrash,Rabbinic Authority,Devash,Bat Kol
Shavuot: MidrashWhat is Torah like? How is it like water? How is it like oil?
Hadar Institute•1201 Views•May 23, 2024•Matan Torah,Midrash,Oils,Devash,Water,Shavuot,Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Parashat Shoftim: MidrashThe Torah says that a judge who's having a hard time making a decision should seek a higher authority "who is at the time". What can we learn from those words?
Hadar Institute•728 Views•July 25, 2024•Judges,Parashat Shoftim,Judges (שופט),Shoftim,Midrash,Devash
Parashat Shemot: MidrashWhat was Pharaoh's daughter's name?
Parashat Mishpatim: MidrashMidrashim are ideas or stories that explain the Torah.Here’s a midrash that imagines what the angels had to say about Moshe going up to Mount Sinai to get the tablets from God.
Hadar Institute•1879 Views•January 12, 2022•Har Sinai,Angels,Parashat Mishpatim,Devash,Matan Torah,Midrash
Parashat Terumah: MidrashMidrashim are ideas or stories that explain the Torah. Here’s a midrash about Moshe receiving the directions for creating the menorah and struggling to understand.
Hadar Institute•2339 Views•January 14, 2022•Parashat Terumah,Moshe,Mishkan,Betzalel,Menora,Devash,Midrash,Learning,Menorah
Parashat Bo: MidrashBenei Yisrael are given their first mitzvah: deciding when each new month begins. Why is Rosh hodesh described as being "for you?"
Parashat Bo: MidrashMidrashim are ideas or stories that explain the Torah. When the Torah describes the laws of the קָרְבַּן פֶּסַח (korban pesah, pesah offering), it emphasizes that a גֵּר (ger, stranger) must also be included.
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: MidrashWhat happened to Betuel?
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: MidrashWhy does the Torah tell us Yitzhak's location right before he meets Rivkah?
Parashat Toldot: MidrashLearn a midrash about what happens when Esav finds out that Yaakov came first and got the blessing from Yitzhak.
Parashat Vayehi: MidrashLearn a midrash about Serah, the only one who persuaded all the people to believe in Moshe!
Hadar Institute•1164 Views•December 13, 2023•Jacob's Burial,Vayechi,Midrash,Yaakov,Serach,Death,Devash,Parashat Vayehi
Parashat Vayehi: MidrashHow come Yosef didn't know firsthand that his father was sick?
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: MidrashWhy does the Torah describe Avraham as zakein (old)?
Parashat Hayyei Sarah: MidrashWhat does it mean that God blessed Avraham ba-kol (with everything)?
Hadar Institute•797 Views•October 17, 2023•Midrash,Devash,Chaye Sarah,Hayei Sarah,Hayye Sarah,Blessings,Children
Parashat Vayera: MidrashWhat does the sun rising and setting have to do with Rivka and Sarah?
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