midrashi just finished this book you see displayed to the left. what a weird, frustrating, thought provoking little book. there are a lot of theological insights that are not really "orthodox," but if you can get over that, there is a lot of truth to mull over (see midrash). the author imagines jacob encountering seven teachers during his dream of the ladder (the whole book is a meditation on Genesis 28:16).
my favorite "teacher" has this conversation with jacob (and this becomes the deep thought of the day): jacob is lamenting having "missed" meeting God during his dream (or, at the very least, is lamenting his inability to remember the encounter in detail). the teacher, in response to jacob's lament says:
"look at your hands, those are the hands of God."
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