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midrash

MIDRASH: The Interpretive Tradition

Midrash is a tool of interpretation which assumes that every word, letter, and even stroke of the pen in the Torah has meaning. Midrash Aggadah focuses on biblical narratives, Midrash Halakhah interprets legal passages. In modern times, midrash can include any retellings, additions, or twists on Torah stories.

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  • Joseph

    The famous biblical dreamer.

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    King David's wife and King Solomon's mother game on the scene because of David's wandering gaze.

  • Abigail

    How one woman's manners took her from wife of a rancher to wife of King David.

  • Dinah

    Was her intercourse with Shechem rape?

  • Sotah

    This ancient ritual represents supreme inequality.

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