Parshat Behar

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The sabbatical year, the jubilee year, laws of land ownership, and the prohibition against usury. Leviticus 25:1-26:2.

Ezra and the Holy Sanctuary

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:24

We read about it in the Book of Ezra, but sometimes the dry historical account leaves us wanting more. What were the struggles? The enemies they faced? Well, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer...

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Splitting of the Sea and Does

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:10

Let’s talk about Moses. We all know Moses. The guy who led the Israelites out of Egypt, parted the Red Sea, received the Torah on Mount Sinai. A towering figure of faith and leader...

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The Ten Commandments

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:13

Well, imagine standing at the foot of Mount Sinai, witnessing the revelation of the Ten Commandments. It wasn't exactly a gentle experience. In fact, it was so intense that, accord...

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Wisdom of Amalek and Moses

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:5

That feeling, that connection, it's at the heart of this story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Chapter 44. The Israelites are facing a fearsome foe: Amalek. Moses, wise and divinely c...

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Saul in Battle of Amalekites

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:11

The scene is set: Saul, the first king of Israel, is preparing for battle against the Amalekites. This wasn't just any battle. The Amalekites, as we read elsewhere in Torah, held a...

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Kingdom of Sennacherib

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:12

Sometimes, you tug on one thread and suddenly a whole forgotten drama unfolds. Take, for instance, the story of Sennacherib, the Assyrian king who shook the ancient world. Accordin...

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Aaron and Moses of Ephrath

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 45:2

It wasn't exactly a quiet retreat for the Israelites down below, that's for sure! According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, thin...

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Giving of the Torah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 45:4

We all know the story: Moses is up on Mount Sinai, receiving the Torah, and the Israelites, feeling abandoned, demand a new god. But what was going on behind the scenes? What choic...

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Giving of the Torah and Sammael

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 45:7

A story found woven into the ancient text of Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer. The scene: Mount Sinai. Moses is up there receiving the Torah, the ultimate gift, the very blueprint for a just...

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