Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Midrash:

Midrash Rabbah - Torah 

Nach:

Iyov 

Parsha:

Noach 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Living Midrash

Description

Part of a series on the midrashim of Bereishit Rabbah related to Noach. This week we began Bereishit Rabbah 31:5b, which defines chamas as theft of less than a perutah's worth, and which says that G-d decided to "cross a line" in punishment because the people "crossed a line" in their actions. We started to explore the questions and ideas raised by this midrash.