Gave this special workshop for Unite To Study and Noahide International this evening. I told the entire story of Abraham's childhood, as told in the Midrash. I used the Young Avraham film as a visual for the storytelling. It was really special to use Young Avraham and honour 10 years since it was released. I hope this enlightens your Torah study this week. You can watch it on my facebook page and YouTube channel.
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- Nimrod’s cloak and it’s powers – PDRE 24
- One of 10 kings who ruled the world – Targum Sheni 1
- Said he was god, and set up a place to worship him. Had people bow to him – MHG Bereshis 11:28
- Was first man to wage war – BR 11:28, MA Bereishis 10:9
- War between Cham and Yafes. Nimrod, leading a Kush army of 540 men, won and was declared king of the world – SH, BR 11:28
- Built 4 cities – Bereishis 10:11
- Conquered 4 cities Ashur built – Radak Bereishis 10:10
- He led the tower of Bavel – Chullin 89b, MT 2 58:25, Avoda Zara 53b
- Nimrod was excellent in trapping criminals – BR
- After the tower, Nimord restarted his kingdom in Bavel – SHD p. 31
- Nimrod’s throne was an artistic creation high atop a spiraling tower comprised of 7 different materials. Everyone who approached it had to bow – MHG Bereishis 11:28
- Nimrod saw in the stars that a boy will eventually overcome him – BM Cheder 1
- Nimrod put infans and pregnant women in a room. Over 700,000 baby boys were killed – BM Cheder 1
- Astrologers see 1 star eat 4 stars from 4 corners over Terachs house. They tell the king who talks to Terach – YT p. 231, SH
- Terach and Nimrod’s conversation – YT p. 231, SH, MHG, BR
- Terach tells parable of horse and barley – YT p. 231, SH, MHG (different version in MHG)
- Terach gives baby instead of Avram. – SHD, SH
- Avrams mother was Amaslai Bas Karnevo – Bava Basra 91a
- Avram was born in Kuta (another name for Ur Kasdim) – R’ Bachya Parshas Noach, Rashi Bereishis 24:7, Bava Basra 91a
- Terach told Amaslai to bring Avram to a cave – MHG Bereishis 12:1
- Avram was 3 when he found G-d (Earth, heaven, sun, moon) – Zohar 1 86a, SH, MHG Bereishis 12:1
- G-d sent the angel Gavriel to guide him – ML Bereishis 11:31
- Avram asked his mother to prepare food for the idol. He watched but nothing was eaten – YT
- Avram went to Yeshiva Shem and Ever, and spent 39 years there – BR, Yuma 28b
- Noach directly taught Avraham about the flood firsthand – Seder Olam Rabba 1, Ramban
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