The Grown-Up Midrash Says: Five Radical Midrashim Not Taught in Day Schools

A hybrid event presentation by Rabbi Ben Greenfield About The Event: Did God lust after the Matriarchs? Did Jacob think he was Divine? Did Mordechai breastfeed Esther? The Midrash (the rabbinic expansion on Biblical stories) is too often read as a set of fables or children's stories. But in truth, the Midrash contains some of the most radical, imaginative, and philosophically astute readings of the Bible in our Tradition. Together, we will explore five midrashim that have yet to enter the popular Jewish conscience, but probably should. *Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rBNQd_iFUs-MDgF3P5VbsE4CpK8BYYwTj7PxYKaL0rk/edit?usp=sharingAbout The Speaker: Rabbi Ben Greenfield serves as Scholar in Residence, VBM Las Vegas, and as the Director of Jewish Learning at The Adelson Upper School, in Las Vegas. Ben trained at Gush, Yeshiva University, Johns Hopkins, and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, where he was a Wexner Graduate Fellow. His original studies in Jewish thought have received several national prizes and can be found on Tablet and the Lehrhaus. ★ Support this podcast ★