Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Rosh Chodesh and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 7:4

It’s a question that fascinated them, leading to complex calculations and intricate systems to track the lunar cycle. to a passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early ...

Creation

Ursa Major and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 7:6

This fascinating work, often abbreviated as PDR El., is a collection of stories, legends, and interpretations of the Torah, all attributed to Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, a prominen...

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Death of Adam

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 11:10

We're talking about a concert of creation, a symphony of souls bowing before the Divine. And it all starts with Adam. Now, you might picture Adam in the Garden, just chilling, nami...

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The Garden of Eden and Temple

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 12:1

We know the story: God forms him from dust, breathes life into him, and places him in the Garden of Eden. But where did all of this happen? That's where Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a f...

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Adam's Compassion

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 12:7

The usual narrative rushes through the creation of woman, but the ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer – a beautiful and often poetic work of aggadah (Jewish storytelling) – slows u...

Adam & Eve

Sammael and the Angels and the Serpent

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 13:2

The story of Sammael and the serpent offers a glimpse into that primal moment. Imagine a celestial being, a great prince in heaven. That was Sammael. Now, we’re told that the Chajj...

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Adam: Dust of the Earth

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 14:7

We all know the story in broad strokes: the expulsion from Eden, the toil, the hardship. But what about the details? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval Jewish tex...

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From Nothing to Everything and Araboth

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 18:10

And if we look into the ancient texts, we find some pretty amazing answers. to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text that retells and expands upon biblical narr...

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Adam and the Fires of Gehenna of Gehinnom

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 19:5

We find some fascinating clues in a text called Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a collection of stories and interpretations that delve into the Biblical narrative with a unique, almost nov...

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