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.

Korah's Spiritual Journey

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 50:5

to a story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 50, that gives us a glimpse of just how precarious things once were. Rabbi Phineas tells us about two incredibly wealth...

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Kingdom of Haman and Mordechai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 50:12

What happened next? Well, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and often imaginative work of aggadah (Jewish storytelling and folklore), gives us a glimpse. Rabbi Eliezer tells us...

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Light of the First Day and Isaiah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:1

The Jewish tradition has never shied away from asking the big questions, and when it comes to the end of days, well, let's just say things get pretty interesting. One fascinating g...

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Transmigration of Souls

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:3

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, in chapter 51, paints a dramatic picture. It tells us that all living things will experience a kind of cosmic pause. For two days, "all its inhabitants shal...

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First Days of Existence and Jannai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:4

We see them every day, these celestial bodies that seem so constant, so reliable. But what if I told you that, according to ancient Jewish tradition, they’re not quite as static as...

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Sacred Service and Ezekiel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:10

But is that really true? Is there no hope for renewal, for something truly new to break through? According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text of Jewish legend and lore, ...

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Ezekiel in Jewish Tradition

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 51:13

Sounds like something out of a fairy tale. Well, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 51, to be exact), such a place exists, or at least, the potential for it does. The tex...

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Kingdom of King Hezekiah and Babylon

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 52:10

The story comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and often imaginative collection of midrashic stories. The scene opens with messengers arriving at Hezekiah's court. Heze...

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Adam and the Torah of Slander

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 53:1

They can build bridges, heal wounds, and… well, utterly destroy. Today, let's delve into a concept that Judaism takes incredibly seriously: the sin of slander, of speaking ill of o...

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