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.

Ascending the Heights and Adam

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 12:3

We often picture them strolling among the trees, maybe tending to the flowers. But was there something more to their task? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text...

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Adam and the Heavenly Realms of Garden

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 14:2

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval Jewish text, offers us a peek. It paints a vivid picture, drawing on biblical verses to flesh out the scene. The text brings us...

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Elijah and Creation of Prophet

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 15:1

Jewish tradition grapples with this very idea, offering a fascinating glimpse into the complexities of choosing the right way forward. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a remarkable work of ...

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Palaces on High and Marcheshvan

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23:7

Some fascinating details emerge from Jewish tradition. Rabbi Meir, in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, offers a striking image. He says there was a single pearl suspended within the Ark. Bu...

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Noah Studies Torah and Abel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23:13

It must have been overwhelming, the weight of a destroyed world, the responsibility of rebuilding it all. Well, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of sto...

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The Great Flood

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 24:1

Take, for example, the story of the oath to Noah after the flood. Why do our sages, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, institute that we should mention the oath to Noah every sin...

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His at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:14

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a collection of stories and interpretations from the early medieval period, paints a vivid picture of the future, a time when the Holy One, blessed be He, w...

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Aaron and Creation of Fire

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 53:3

According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and somewhat enigmatic text of Jewish tradition, fire isn't just fire. It’s something… else. Rabbi Judah paints a vivid picture, ...

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Madai and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 545:1

Sometimes, the clues are hidden in plain sight, tucked away in unexpected places. Let's take a peek into the Yalkut Shimoni, a vast collection of rabbinic commentary on the Bible, ...

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