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Otzar Midrashim
אוצר מדרשים
Rabbi Mike Feuer, Jerusalem Anthology
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Otzar Midrashim

Midrash Abba Gorion



Ethics of the Fathers



Ethics of The Fathers of Rabbi Nathan



Midrash Avkir



Avraham our Father

Introduction



The Story of Avraham our Father and Nimrod



The Story of Avraham



Midrash on Avraham our Forefather



The Legend of Avraham



Aggadah



Aggadah on Genesis



Aggadata



Agur



Chapter on Adam HaRishon

Introduction



Chapter on the First Man (Version 1)



Chapter on the First Man (Version 2)



Idra Rabba & Idra Zuta



Aharon

Introduction



And These are the Generations of Aharon and Moshe



Midrash on the Death of Aharon



Divine Signs



Otiot D'Rabbi Eliezer



Otiot D'Rabbi Akiva



Midrash on Job



Midrash on Lamentations



Midrash Al Yit'hallel

Introduction







Eldad HaDani

Introduction



The Book of Eldad HaDani, Story 1



The Book of Eldad HaDani, Story 2



Midrash 'These I Recall' (Eleh Ezkerah)



Sefer Eliyahu

Introduction







Midrashim of Rabbi Eliezer

Introduction



Book of the Ways of Life



The Tale of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hurkanus



The Chapter of Rabbi Eliezer ben Hurkanus



The Aleph Bet of ben Sira

Introduction







The Alphabet of ben Sira, (alternative version)



Midrash 'Aleph Bet' on Psalm 119



Aleph Bet of Rabbi Akiva



Megilat Antiochus



Midrash Esfah



Midrashim on Megilat Esther

Introduction



Midrash on the Book of Esther



Drash on Purim



Midrash on the Megillah (of Esther)



Mordechai's Dream and Additions to the Book of Esther



The Prayer of Mordechai and Esther (Hebrew and Aramaic)



Tractate of Emanations

Introduction







Midrash on The Four Kings

Introduction







'Resourceful Ways'



Orchot Chaim



The Order of Arakim

Introduction







Chapter 1












The Holy One created twenty-two good attributes in His world. All of them were nullified and in the future the Holy One will return them to Israel in the time to come. They are: four for the first man, four for the generation of the flood, one for the generation of the dispersion, two for Sodom, six in the wilderness, six for Jerusalem, on for the ten tribes…Six for Jerusalem. First, the Gihon spring comes out from Jerusalem and waters the land of Israel. Hezekiah stood up and saw with his holy spirit and said: I know that Israel will be exiled from their land and the House will be destroyed, and if the Gihon remains in its place all the nations will come to here. He rose up and sealed it off, as it says "And he-Hezekiah-stopped up the source of the waters of the upper Gihon…" (Chronicles II 32:30) In the future the Holy One will return it to Israel and water their land, as it says "…and a spring shall emanate from the house of the Lord…" (Joel 4:18) Second, prophecy was given to them and then hidden away. In the future the Holy One will return it to Israel, to make every member of Israel a prophet, as it says "And it shall come to pass afterwards that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh…" (Joel 3:1) Third, the priesthood was given to them and then hidden away. In the future the Holy One will return the high priesthood to Israel, as it says "And you shall be called the priests of the Lord…" (Isaiah 61:6) Fourth, the Sanhedrin and advisers were given to them and when a case came before them they would write the judgment on a piece of paper and place it in the ark, and an angel would descend in the night to absolve the innocent and convict the guilty. In the morning they would look at the paper and declare the judgment. In the future the Holy One will return them to Israel, as it says "And I will restore your judges as at first and your counsellors as in the beginning…" (Isaiah 1:26) Fifth, the Messiah was born and then hidden away. In the future the Holy One will console Israel with the Messiah, as it says "There I shall cause David's horn to sprout…" (Psalms 132:17) Sixth, Jerusalem was given to them and when they became corrupt it was destroyed. In the future the Holy One will rebuild it and gather Israel back in, as it says "The Lord is the builder of Jerusalem; He will gather the outcasts of Israel." (Psalms 147:2)

Sefer HaBahir ("The Book of Brightness")



Bustanai

The Tale of Rabbi Bustanai



The Book of Trust



Midrash Bayom HaShmini ("on the Eighth Day")

Introduction







Ben Sira



Ben Shua



Drashot of Rabbi Bena'ah

Introduction







Drashot of Rabbi Bena'ah (Alternate Version)



Midrash Hagadol



Midrash Gadol u'Gedolah

Introduction







Gehinnom



Midrash HaGalui



Midrash on Goliath the Phillistine

Introduction







The Garden of Eden; Gehinnom

Introduction



Tractate of Gan Eden



Seder Gan Eden



Seder Gan Eden, (version 2)



The Feast of the Garden of Eden



The Feast of the Leviathan



Chapter of the Garden of Life



The Book of Gehinnom



Chapter from Gehinnom, by Rabbi Yitzchak ben Parnach



Tractate 'The Beating in the Grave'



The Judgment of the Grave



Divrei Hayamim of Moshe



Devarim Zuta



Agadot of Dorshei Reshumot

Introduction







Dorshei Chamurot



The Story of Daniel

Introduction







Tractate  Derech Eretz



The Lord Founded the Earth by Wisdom

Introduction







Haggadah



Passover Haggadah



Midrash "Hizhir"



Hekhalot

Introduction



Tractate Hekhalot



Hekhalot Rabbati



Chapter from the Chapters of Hekhalot



The Seven Palaces of Impurity



Midrash on Hallel 'Sefer HaMa'asim'

Introduction







Midrash Harninu



Hashkem

Introduction



Midrash Hashkem ('Arise Early')



A Certain Woman From the Wives of the Sons of the Prophets





Midrash 'And He Passed Before Them'



Midrash V'Hizhir ('And He Warned')



Midrash  Vayosha ('And He Saved')

Introduction







Chapter 1



Chapter 2



Chapter 3



Chapter 4



Chapter 5



Chapter 6



Chapter 7



Chapter 8








“You shall bring them and plant them” Our Sages said: Praised be the name of the Holy One, who in the greatness of His love for Israel called them ‘My firstborn son Israel.’ (Shemot 4:22) Come and see how great is the loving generosity of the Holy One! A slave dresses his master, but the Holy One dresses Israel, as it says “And I clothed you with embroidered garments…” (Yechezkel 16:10) A slave washes his master, but the Holy One washes Israel, as it says “And I washed you with water…” (Yechezkel 16:9) A slave places the shoes on his master, but the Holy One shoed Israel, as it says “…and I shod you with the skin of the badger…” (Yechezkel 16:10) And beyond all this, when they were exiled to Egypt the Divine Presence was with them, as it says “I will go down with you to Egypt…” (Bereshit 46:4) When they were exiled to Elam the Divine Presence was with them, as it says “And I will place My throne in Elam…” (Yirmiyahu 49:38) They were exiled to Bavel and the Divine Presence went with them, as it says “Because of you, I sent to Babylon…” (Yeshayahu 43:14) In the future the Holy One will return Israel to His holy mountain, as it says “I will bring them to My holy mount…” (Yeshayahu 56:7) and it is written after this “And I will plant them on their land…” (Amos 9:15) Since Moshe saw the love of the Holy One for Israel he said before Him ‘Master of the World! Bring them and plant them there and let that planting be complete, which will never be uprooted. Bring down Jerusalem from the heavens and let it never be destroyed. Gather together there the exiled of Israel and let them settle upon the land in security. This is why it says “You shall bring them and plant them on the mount of Your heritage, directed toward Your habitation, which You made, O Lord; the sanctuary, O Lord, [which] Your hands founded.” (Shemot 15:17)

Vayechulu ('And They Were Completed')

Introduction







Midrash Vayissu ('And They Journeyed')



Zohar



Zohar Chadash



Zuta



The Book of Zerubavel

Introduction







Tractate Chibut HaKever ('Beating in the Grave')



The Weasel and the Pit

Introduction







Chuppah of Eliyahu

Introduction



Seven Chupot or Eliyahu's Chuppah



Chuppat Eliyahu Rabbah



Midrash Chazita



The Incident of Chiram, King of Tsur

Introduction







The Wise One of Secrets



The Book of Chanoch

Introduction



The Life of Chanoch







Chanukah

Introduction



Megilat Antiochus, Called "The Greek Scroll"



Midrash The Tale of Chanukah



The Tale of Chanukah, (Version 2)



Midrash for Chanukah



Midrashim on Missing and Extra Letters

Introduction







Moshe's Sword



Chapter of Rabbi Yoshiahu

Introduction







Yehudit

Introduction



The Tale of Yehudit (Version 1)



The Tale of Yehudit (Version 2)



Tale of Yehoshua Bin Nun

Introduction



Letter of Yehoshua bin Nun



A Tale of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levy

Introduction







Letter of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levy



Yoav

Introduction



Midrash on the Verse "And He Passed Before Them"



Letter of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai from Jerusalem

Introduction







Midrashim on Sefer Yonah

Introduction



Midrash Yonah (From Pirkei d'Rabi Eliezer)



Midrash Yonah (version 1)



Midrash Yonah (Version 2)



Midrash Yelamdeinu

Introduction



Last Composition from Midrash Yelamdenu



Yalkut



Sefer Yesod ("Foundation") of Rabbi Moshe HaDarshan



Yaakov Our Father

Introduction



Yaakov Our Father's Blessing to His Sons



Lekach Tov on the Blessings of Yaakov Our Father



The Testament of Naftali ben Yaakov



Aggadah of the Sons of Yaakov



Sefer Yetzirah

Introduction







The Creation of the Embryo

Introduction







Order of the Creation of the Embryo



Midrash on Yirmiyahu

Introduction



Aggadah from Midrash Eichah Rabbati



Baraita of Yeshua ("Salvation")

Introduction







Aggadah of Rabbi Yishmael

Introduction







Sefer HaYashar



Midrash Yitbarach ('May He Be Blessed')

Introduction







A Tale of Rabbi Kahana

Introduction







Midrash Konen ('He Established')

Introduction







Chapter 1




On the first day He took a lump of snow from beneath the Throne of Glory and threw it on the face of the waters in the middle of the world and it became land as it says, “For He says to the snow, 'Be upon the earth'…” (Iyov 37:6) And He took the foundation stone and cast it onto the place of the Temple and the world was founded upon it as it says, “…or who laid its cornerstone?” (Iyov 38:6) He called to the land and it stood in its place in order that it not move back and forth like a ship on the high seas as it says, “…God, God the Lord, spoke and called to the earth…” (Tehillim 50:1) And since His light shined, it shined first on the land of Israel and from there illuminated the whole world as it says, “From Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appeared.” (Tehillim 50:2) How did He illuminate it? He donned His tallit and wrapped Himself in His light and lit up the world as it says, “[You] enwrap Yourself with light like a garment…” (Tehillim 104:2) All that day the waters covered the land and it was dissolving until He donned the garments of majesty and His glory was seen as it says, “The Lord has reigned; He has attired Himself with majesty…” (Tehillim 93:1) And He girded Himself with a belt of might and established it through His might as it says, “…He has girded Himself with might. The world also is established that it cannot be moved.” (ibid.)


Tractate Kallah



Tractate Keilim (Vessels of the Temple)

Introduction







Midrash 'As an Apple Tree Among the Trees of the Forest'

Introduction







Midrash Livnat HaSaphir



Feast of Leviathan



Baraita of The 32 Midot of Aggadah

Introduction







Midrash  'Leolam'

Introduction







Midrash Lekach Tov



A Tale of Rabbi Meir

Introduction







Various 'Megilot'

Introduction



Megillat Beit Hamikdash



Megillat Samemanin ('Spices')



Megillah that was found



Megillat Hasidim



Megillat Setarim



Megillat Yuchsin



Megillat Beit Chashmonai



Midot Tovot



Baraita on Mazalot

Introduction







The Angel Metatron (Chanoch)

Introduction







Seder Ruchot (Spirits)



Seder Irin (Angels)



Seder Din (Judgement)



Seder Machanot (Groups of Angels)



Forty Nine Midot

Introduction



Compilation from Baraita of 49 Midot



Midrash Mei HaShiloach



Mechilta



Yalkut Machiri



Baraita of Melechet HaMishkan

Introduction







Midrash Minayin

Introduction







Maayan HaChochmah

Introduction



Maayan HaChochmah (Version 1)



Maayan HaChochmah (Version 2)



Maaseh Beraishit & Maaseh Merkavah

Introduction



Seder Rabbah d'Beraishit d'Merkavah



Zeh Maaseh Beraishit (Work of Creation)



Baraita of Maaseh Beraishit



Maaseh Torah of Our Holy Master (Rabeinu HaKadosh)



Selection of Various Tales

Translation



Story of King Jechonya



Story of the Man from the Land of Israel



Story of the Jew Who Went to Land of Kedar



Story of Two Pious Sages



Story of Rabbi Eliezer & Rabbi Joshua on Pilgrimage



Story of a Pious and Humble Sage



Story of the Wealthy Man



The Pious Pauper



Story of the Pious Man with Ten Sons



Nathan of Tzitzuta



Story of the Two Bandits



Story of the Man with Three Daughters



Story of David and Joab



Story of Rabbi Reuben



The Story of Rabbi Shimon of Mainz



The Jewish Pope



The Wise and Honest Man of Shinar



The Poor Woman and the Demon



Annulling the Decree



Story of Ben Sabar



Story of the Traveling Merchant



Arvas the Philosopher



Story with Rabbi Judah the Pious



The Time of Redemption



Story of the Big Miser



Story of the Old Man with Only Son



Story of the Pauper with Many Children



Story of the Man with the Beloved Son



The Righteous Man Who Became Wealthy



The Drunkard and His Sons



Story of The Righteous and Charitable Man



Who is the True Son



The Woman Who Was Stoned



Story of the Pious Man and His Son Rabbi Yochanan



The Boiled Egg



The Rich Man and the Pauper



The Rich Man with the Beautiful Wife



The Righteous Man Rescued from Distress



The Book of Tales

Introduction







Marganita d'Bei Rav

Introduction







Mordechai & Esther



Midrashim on Moses Our Master

Introduction



Divrei HaYamim of Moses Our Master



The Death of Moses (Version 1)



The Death of Moses (Version 2)



Drash on Petirat Moshe



Midrash on the Death of Moses



Aggadah of the Descendants of Moses



Midrashim on The Messiah

Introduction



Aggadah on The Messiah



Otot Mashiach (Signs of the Messiah)



Pirkei Mashiach



Wars of the Messiah



Prophecy of the Young Boy

Introduction







Baraita on Tractate Niddah

Introduction







Book of Noah

Introduction







R' Nechunya Ben HaKanah



Nemukei R' Nachman



Midrash HaNe'elam



Sod Ha'Ibur



Sof Davar



Siphra



Siphra D'Tzniuta



Siphrei



Siphrei Zuta



Seventy Names of Metatron



Sefer Adinut



Agadat Uzza and Azael



Agadat Olam Katan

Introduction







Midrash Ezra



Sefer HaIyun



Midrashim of Rabbi Akiba

Aleph Bet of Rabbi Akiba (Version 1)



Aleph Bet of Rabbi Akiba (Version 2)



Midrash of Rabbi Akiba



The Small Letters and their Purposes



The Enlarged Letters



The Ten Exiles

Introduction







The Travails of R' Jacob



The Ten Martyrs

Introduction



Midrash on the Ten Martyrs 'These I recall'



Midrash on the Ten Martyrs (Version 2)



Midrash on the Ten Martyrs (Version 3)



Addendum to Midrash on the Ten Martyrs



Midrash on the Ten Commandments

Introduction







Midrash on the Ten Kings

Introduction







Midrashim on the Ten Lost Tribes

Introduction



Letter from Peter Guan to Pope in Rome



Letter from Peter Guan to Roman Caesar



Death of Aaron



Death of Moses



Midrash Peliah ('Wondrous Midrash')



Baraita of Rabbi Pinchas Ben Yair

Introduction







Chapter 1





































“And of Benjamin he said, The Lord's beloved…” (Devarim 33:12) One verse says “As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out…” (Yehoshua 15:63) and another verse says “And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem…” (Shoftim 1:21) If it was Benyamin then why does it mention Yehudah, and if it was Yehudah then why does it mention Benyamin? Rather, inside Jerusalem were two cities – the upper and the lower. The upper one fell out within the allotment of Yehudah and the lower one within the allotment of Benyamin, as it says “And Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite, which is Jerusalem…” (Yehoshua 18:28) After the death of Yehoshua, the children of Yehudah went and took their portion, putting the city to fire and leaving it desolate. But the lower city of Jerusalem was in the portion of Benyamin, and they were not willing to drive out the inhabitants. Therefore it stood until the time of David, as it is written ‘And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites.’ This refers to the lower city, as it says in the book of Shoftim “But the man did not want to lodge, and he arose and departed, and came over against Jebus, which was Jerusalem… And his master said to him, "We will not turn aside into (this) city of heathens…” (Shoftim 19:10-12) Furthermore, this is the city which David fought against in the eight year of his reign, as it says “And the king and his men went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites…” (Shmuel II 5:6) When David captured it he began to build the upper city of Jerusalem and he built a wall which surrounded the upper and lower portions and made them into one city called Jerusalem, as it says “And he built the city from around…” (Divre HaYamim I 11:8) There he placed the tent for the Ark of the Covenant, and in that Jerusalem David built the altar on the threshing floor of Aravna the Jebusite by command of Gd in order to stop the plague, as it says “And the angel of the Lord said to Gad…” (Divre HaYamim I 21:18) In the lower Jerusalem, which was in the portion of Benyamin, the Holy Temple was built in the days of Shlomo in order to fulfill that which it says “And of Benjamin he said, The Lord's beloved…” (Devarim 33:12) Mount Moriah is Jerusalem, as it says “And Solomon commenced to build the House of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah…” (Divre HaYamim II 3:1) May it desirable before my Gd and the Gd of my fathers that the Holy Temple be rebuilt speedily in our days, and make our portion in your Torah. Amen, selah!

Panim Acheirim



Pesikta

Introduction



Pesikta Chadata



Pirkei Rabbi Eliezer



Pirkei Rabbi Yosi



Pirkei Ben Azzai



Perek Tzedakot

Introduction







Sefer Tziyoni



Kedusha

Introduction



Kedusha for Individual



Barchu for Individual



Sefer HaKaneh



Midrash HaKatzar



Keri & K'tiv

Introduction



Midrash Keri V'lo Ketiv



Midrash Ketiv V'lo Keri



Aggadat Karnei Re'emim

Introduction







Midrash Rabbah



Pirkei Rabbeinu HaKadosh

Introduction







Midrash on Ruth

Introduction







Book of Rezial the Angel



Raaya Mehimna



She'iltot



Explanation of the Seven Vowels

Introduction







Seventy Names of Metatron



Midrash Shocher Tov



Midrash on Song of Songs



Perek Shirah ('Chapter of Song')

Introduction







Midrash Sechel Tov



Midrashim on King Solomon

Introduction



Description of Solomon's Throne



Throne and Hippodrome of King Solomon



The Marriage of Solomon and Naamah



Story of the Wealthy Man with the Only Son



The Unfaithful Wife



The Unfaithful Wife  (2)



The Three Wise Sayings



The Jugs of Honey and the Coins



The Man with Two Heads



The Story of the Ant and the Sealed Palace



Midrash Shelosha v'Arba'ah

Introduction







Midrash on Book of Samuel



Baraita of Samuel HaKatan

Introduction







Shimusha Rabba & Zuta

Introduction



Shimusha Rabba



Shamchazai & Azael

Introduction







Aggadat Shema Yisrael

Introduction







Midrashim of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

Introduction



Prayer of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai



Chapter of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai



Aggada of Shimon Kippa

Introduction



Aggada of Shimon Kippa (Version 1)



Aggada of Shimon Kippa (Version 2)



Aggada of Shimon Kippa (Version 3)



Midrash Shnei Ketuvim

Introduction







Shiur Komah

Introduction







Sefer Tagin ('Crowns')

Introduction







Midrash Tadshe ('Let There Be Grass')



Midrash on Psalms

Introduction



Midrash on Psalm 118



Addendum to Psalm 118



Torat Kohanim



Midrash on Revival of the Dead

Introduction



Questions of Rabbi Eliezer Regarding the Revival



Talmud Torah



Talpiyot



Sefer HaTemunah



Midrash Temurah

Introduction







Midrash Tanchuma



Prayer of Rabbi Hamnuna Saba



Aggada on Shemona Esrei Prayer



Tekiata d'Bei Rav



Targumim