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Parashat Vayeilekh: MidrashWhat does Moshe mean when he says “I am 120 years old. I can no longer go and come”?
Parashat Vayeilekh: MidrashMoshe is going to die soon, so God tells him: "Your days are coming close to dying." Isn't the way God talks about this seem a little strange?
Hadar Institute•714 Views•July 2, 2024•Old Age,Aging,Death of Moses,Vayelekh,Forgetting,VaYeilech,Devash,Midrash
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•892 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•1041 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•573 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•1648 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•2083 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•987 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•636 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?
Parashat Vayera: MidrashWhom do we thank for the goodness in our lives?
Parashat Vayera: MidrashWhat are signs of righteousness?
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