508 passages in Rabbinic Midrash
Individual passages from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, shown in source order. Page 11 of 11.
It seems so constant, so familiar. But Jewish tradition, specifically in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, offers a surprising, even ...
Our tradition certainly does. It’s filled with prophecies and visions of a future so bright, it’s almost hard to imagine. One of the most evocative of these visions concerns the Te...
In ancient tradition, there was a time when the connection between the earthly and heavenly realms was so clear, so palpable, that marking these sacred times was an experience of d...
Is that really true? Is there no hope for renewal, for something truly new to break through? In Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text of Jewish legend and lore, the answer is ...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of Jewish stories and interpretations, gives us a glimpse of just such a miraculous future. It speaks of a time when even the most ...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer turns to Ezekiel's Breathtaking Vision of the Third Temple. Consider this beautiful passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Chapter 51. It paints a picture of t...
Sounds like something out of a fairy tale. Well, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 51, to be exact), such a place exists, or at least, the potential for it does. The tex...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, an ancient Jewish text, speaks of seven such wonders. Not the kind you find on a travel brochure, but events that shook the foundations of belief. What tops...
A detail tucked away in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with stories and interpretations expanding on the Torah. Specifically, the story turns to C...
Our tradition wrestles with this too, offering some pretty powerful imagery to explain it. Consider this from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with ...
It might surprise you to learn that, according to one tradition, it wasn't always this way. A world where everyone's hair stayed the same color their whole lives. A world where dis...
It's a whisper echoing from a very, very old story. A story about Jacob, and a world without sickness as we know it. In Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text filled with legen...
A reader can gloss over it, but let's really consider it for a moment. The scene: millions of people, fleeing for their lives, trapped between an advancing army and a vast, unforgi...
They faithfully rose and set, marking the days, months, and years. But according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early collection of Biblical stories and legends, all that...
A fascinating text compiling stories and interpretations of the Torah, there was a time when sickness was a one-way street. From the moment creation sprang into being, if you fell ...
The story comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and often imaginative collection of midrashic (rabbinic interpretive commentary) stories. The scene opens with messengers...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and somewhat enigmatic work of Jewish literature, dedicates a section to this very topic, emphasizing its gravity. It states, unequivocally, t...
The ancient Israelites certainly did. And sometimes, their reactions… well, let's just say they weren't always their finest moments. We find a particularly vivid example of this in...
A fascinating and somewhat enigmatic text of Jewish tradition, fire isn't just fire. It’s something… else. Rabbi Judah paints a vivid picture, one that starts with a fiery descent....
Like just when you think you've made it, something... shifts? Jewish tradition has a way of acknowledging that final, often fiery, transition. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating...
Who are they?" Well, the Cushites were an ancient people from the region of Cush, generally understood to be in modern-day Sudan and Ethiopia. They were often depicted as having da...
It's never just about the surface story. Take this passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 53, a fascinating text that retells and expands upon biblical narratives. It wrestle...
The notion that certain individuals, blessed (or cursed) with similar attributes, might share a similar fate. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, an ancient Jewish text, presents a rather stri...
The ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, gives us a glimpse into just that possibility. It tells a powerful, almost unbelie...
It’s a recurring theme in our tradition, and each instance carries a powerful lesson.This isn't a physical descent, but a drawing near, a manifestation of the Divine presence. This...
It sounds gross, I know, but stay with me. There’s a fascinating passage in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 54) that throws light on the number seven and its significance in Jewish...
Our ancestors in the wilderness did the same thing, and, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, it didn't go so well. The story goes that the Israelites, fresh out of Egypt, started ...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of early Jewish stories and interpretations, grapples with just that. Chapter 54 gives us some intriguing food for thought. It's a ...
