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The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and often poetic work of Midrash (Jewish Biblical exegesis), gives us a glimpse into the hearts and minds of the Israelites at that pivota...
The Jewish tradition is full of surprising answers, and today we're diving into one of the most unexpected: the story of Pharaoh's repentance. Now, when we think of Pharaoh, images...
One that even Moses, the great lawgiver, wrestled with. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, in chapter 44, tells a story that illuminates this very struggle. Rabbi Phineas shares a fascinating...
We often talk about it in broad strokes – centuries of suffering, a nation in bondage. But what if I told you that, according to one tradition, the actual period of intense enslave...
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...
It paints a picture of a young Moses deeply connected to his people, even while living in Pharaoh's palace. The text tells us that everyone in Pharaoh's household was involved in M...
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 ...
Not just any hand, mind you, but the hand of the Holy One, blessed be He. Rabbi Ishmael, in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (Chapter 48), unveils a fascinating idea: each finger on God's ri...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating work of aggadic literature, gives us a glimpse, a chilling, visceral snapshot of their suffering. Rabbi Akiva, a towering figure in Jewish tra...
