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Man, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (translated by Lawrence Kaplan) page 143 footnote 5.
2
See Midrash Rabbah Bereishit 38:13, where it is reported that Terach delivered Avraham to Nimrod.
3
It is my assumption that a misreading of the akeida by early Christians is what made the crucifixion
and resurrection a central part of their religion.
Rav Yehuda said, 'When the sword reached his
throat, his soul ascended and Yitzchak died. When He
made his voice heard from between the keruvim
saying “Do not raise a hand to the boy,” (Yitzchak's)
soul returned to his body, Yitzchak arose and stood
on his feet. Yitzchak knew that this is how the dead
would be resurrected in the future, and he said,
“Blessed are You who resurrects the dead”. Pirki
D’Rebbi Eliezer, Chapter 304
Recurrent Resurrection
In fact, the idea of resurrection is the major element of the
Haftorah portion read with this parsha: In a dramatic
scene, Elisha revives and resurrects a dead child.
7
The consecration of the Mishkan also had a “sacrifice”, Nadav and Avihu died that day. See Vayikra
10:3 and Rashi’s comments. According to mystical sources they returned – their souls transmigrated,
see Explorations Parshat Shmini.
ויקרא פרק י
:ש ְוַעל ְּפֵני ָכל ָהָעם ֶאָּכֵבד ַוִּיֹּדם ַאֲהֹרן
ׁ שר ִּדֶּבר ְיֹקָוק ֵלאֹמר ִּבְקֹרַבי ֶאָּקֵד
ֶׁ שה ֶאל ַאֲהֹרן הּוא ֲא
ֶׁ )ג( ַוֹּיאֶמר ֹמ
רש"י ויקרא פרק י פסוק ג
. אל תקרי בכבודי אלא במכובדי.( היכן דבר ונועדתי שמה לבני ישראל ונקדש בכבודי )שמות כט מג- ')ג( הוא אשר דבר וגו
עכשיו רואה אני שהם,אמר לו משה לאהרן אהרן אחי יודע הייתי שיתקדש הבית במיודעיו של מקום והייתי סבור או בי או בך
:גדולים ממני וממך
על
פל ַ
בא ו ַתִ ֹ
ך :ו ַתָ ֹ
אי בְנ ֵ ְ
ש ִ
מר ְליו ו ַֹיא ֶ
תבוא אֵ ָקר ָאֶהָ ו ַ ָ מית הַֹזאת ו ַי ִ ְ שנ ַ ִהַ ׁ ֻ
צא:נה ו ַתֵ ֵאת בְ ָ
שא ֶ צה ו ַתִ ׁ ָ
תחו אר ְ ָ ש ַליו ו ַתִ ְר ַג ְ ָ
And when Elisha came into the house, behold, the
child was dead, and laid upon his bed. He went in
therefore, and closed the door upon the two of them,
and prayed to the God. And he went up, and lay upon
the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his
;eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands
and he stretched himself upon the child; and the
flesh of the child became warm.8 Then he returned,
and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and
stretched himself upon him; and the child sneezed
seven times, and the child opened his eyes. And he
called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunemmite. And
he called her. And when she came to him, he said,
Take up your son. Then she went in, and fell at his
feet, and bowed to the ground, and took up her son,
and went out. 2 Kings 4:32-37