Which basically means I was
doing midrash when I was in fifth grade, but I digress....
Not exact matches
This is strikingly apposite to the thought of Jesus» saying, and the fact that it is in the
Midrash Rabbah certainly
does not preclude the possibility that the tradition goes back to the first century.
If you're interested in contemporary / feminist
midrash, don't miss The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah, edited by Ellen Frankel, which offers creative contemporary womens» response to Torah.