Parshat Chayei Sarah

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The death and burial of Sarah, Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac, and Rebekah joins the family. Genesis 23:1-25:18.

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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Transmigration of Souls and Flood

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:2

The Jewish tradition wrestles with this question, and some of the answers… well, they’re to one particularly fascinating and, frankly, a little scary passage from Pirkei DeRabbi El...

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World to Come and Zechariah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:3

Let's delve into one, found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 34. Rabbi Zechariah paints a beautiful and thought-provoking analogy: "The sleep at night is like this world, and the...

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Transmigration of Souls and Behold

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:13

And one of the most poetic comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a collection of stories and teachings that many scholars believe comes from around the 8th century. It paints a pictur...

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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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Journey of Souls and Songs

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:15

One particularly evocative image comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 34. This text, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, delves into all sor...

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Tales of the Sages

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:14

Jewish tradition has a lot to say about that, especially when it comes to oaths and bans. to a powerful teaching from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 38, that sheds li...

Jerusalem the Golden and Cutheans

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:22

They’re a group shrouded in some mystery, especially when we try to fit them into the neat categories we often create for ancient peoples. The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating...

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Ezra and the Holy Sanctuary

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:24

We read about it in the Book of Ezra, but sometimes the dry historical account leaves us wanting more. What were the struggles? The enemies they faced? Well, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer...

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