Based on source material from Talmud and Midrash, an imagined "Midrash Theatre Company" is proposed as a Talmudic era theatre house where some of the greatest Jewish tales were written and performed.
The Talmudic accounts of the Angel of Death are reimagined as theatrical performances by the great Amora and Drashan, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi (Joshua Ben-Levi).
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi himself is reimagined as a playwright in a "Midrash Theatre Company" in Alexandria, Egypt in the Third Century (CE).
In a seemingly delightful tale, the Talmud offers a portrait of a pious man who will stop at nothing to give charity. But as the story continues, we find that the pious man's actions place an undue burden on the members of his family...
The market is a site that features in many tales in Midrash and Talmudic Aggadah. Rather than conjuring up a portrait of matters of the mundane or even the profane, the market of Midrash is transformed into a site of ethical and moral learning.
The famous Yalta wine tale is presented alongside two other Yalta stories. Combined, these produce a three-part narrative arc of one of the most frequently mentioned women in the Talmud.
A series of short tales by Yehoshua ben Chananya are typically read as strange incidents where this notable Sage of Israel loses three debates to seemingly unworthy opponents. This sheet offers a reading based on the view of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad who sees these tales as parables about aging and death.