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.

Mount Sinai in the Days of Moses

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 31:13

We often focus on the almost-sacrifice, the angel's intervention, the ram that appears in the nick of time (Genesis 22). But what became of that ram after its offering? Rabbi Chani...

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Death of Isaac and Sarah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:2

Names aren’t just labels; they're stories waiting to be unlocked, miniature biographies whispered from the past. Take Isaac, for example. His name, in Hebrew, is Yitzchak (יִצְחָק)...

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Yinnon Among the Fathers

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:8

And while there are many answers, one particularly intriguing idea comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text that delves into biblical narratives and Jew...

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Holy Spirit and Ezekiel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 33:16

Then you need to hear the story of Ezekiel and the dry bones. The tale comes to us from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 33. Rabbi Phineas tells us that after twenty lo...

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Jacob's Journey of Beersheba

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 35:4

Maybe the story of Jacob's journey to Haran can shed some light. According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text filled with aggadic expansions of biblical narratives, Jaco...

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Jacob in Heaven

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:13

We’re diving into some fascinating details from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 36, a text brimming with tantalizing tidbits. Rabbi Eliezer paints a vivid picture of J...

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Rachel and the Fires of Gehenna

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:14

What were the Teraphim? The very description from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, sends chills down my spine. We're told they invol...

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Jacob's Transgression

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 37:9

to a fascinating passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 37, that wrestles with this very issue, focusing on the complex relationship between Jacob and Esau. The ...

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Marriage of Asenath of Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:2

Her story, as told in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 38), takes a turn you might not expect. So, what happened to Asenath before she met Joseph? According to this tradition, Jacob...

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