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.

Achan in Battle

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:18

It's a wild ride through sin, repentance, and the surprising grace that might just be waiting on the other side. Our first stop is the story of Achan. Remember him? He's the guy in...

Noah & FloodTorahTempleMessiah

Covenant of Circumcision of Jacob

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 39:13

The scene: Jacob is on his deathbed. He summons his beloved son, Joseph. This isn't just a goodbye; it's a moment of profound importance. Jacob says, "O my son! Swear to me by the ...

Hell/GehennaNoah & FloodPatriarchsJoseph

Moses and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:8

He paints a picture, a truly awe-inspiring one, of Moses standing on the mountain. But here's the thing: only his feet were actually on the ground. The rest of him? According to Ra...

CreationHeavenMosesMiracles

Foundations of Being and Sinai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:12

According to this tradition, the voice of the first commandment wasn't just a sound. It was an event. A cataclysm. "The heavens and earth quaked," the text tells us. The natural wo...

CreationHell/GehennaMosesTorah

Abraham and Noah of Abram

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 48:1

Our ancestors wrestled with these questions too, and their stories offer profound insights. Let's delve into one such story, found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 48, and see wh...

Noah & FloodJosephTorahEgypt

Birth of Moses and Bithyah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 48:8

We're talking about Moses. The story begins with his birth. Rabbi Simeon tells us he was called Ṭob, "good," because, as Exodus 2:2 says, "when she saw him, that he was good." A si...

Noah & FloodMosesMessiahEgypt

Splitting of the Sea and Aaron

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 48:11

But let’s zoom in on that very first encounter, the one that set the whole thing in motion. It begins with Moses and Aaron, standing before Pharaoh, delivering a message that must ...

Adam & EveMosesHoly LandEgypt

Holy Sanctuary and Temple

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:7

Our tradition certainly does. It’s filled with prophecies and visions of a future so bright, it’s almost hard to imagine. One of the most evocative of these visions concerns the Te...

CreationTempleSabbathShabbat

Maker of Heaven and Earth of Moon

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:8

It's more than just checking the calendar. According to ancient tradition, there was a time when the connection between the earthly and heavenly realms was so clear, so palpable, t...

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