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It's not exactly a question we ponder every day, but the ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer offers a fascinating, almost otherworldly answer. This text, a collection of stories an...
The sun is beginning to dip, painting the sky in hues of orange and gold. It's the seventh hour of the day, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 19, and Adam, the first human, is en...
Jewish tradition teaches us that Shabbat, the Sabbath, isn't just for us down here. Rabbi Jehudah in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer tells us that the Holy One, blessed be He, kept Shabbat ...
Adam, the first human, is sitting there, maybe a little anxious. He's thinking about that serpent, the one who tricked him. "Maybe," he worries, "that snake will come back tonight ...
Did you ever stop to wonder… did that serpent in the Garden of Eden actually talk? I mean, really talk? It's a question that’s been wrestled with for millennia. Genesis 3:2 simply ...
We know the story: the serpent deceives Eve, she eats from the Tree of Knowledge, and shares with Adam. God, understandably upset, metes out punishments. The serpent is cursed to c...
It’s such a simple act, naming, but in that moment, Adam isn't just labeling. He’s making a profound statement. Why that name? Why "Life"? Genesis 3:20 tells us, "Adam called his w...
In Genesis 3:22, we read, "Behold, Adam has become as one of us, to know good and evil." One of us? Who is the "us" here? It's one of those little lines that can send you spiraling...
to a fascinating interpretation from the Midrash of Philo, a collection of interpretations attributed to the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria. The passage in question revolve...
