Parshat Eikev

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Promises of blessing for obedience, the description of the Land of Israel, remembering the golden calf, and the second tablets. Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25.

Righteousness of Moses and Anger

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 45:13

The ancient texts are full of these brushes with oblivion, and the forces, both divine and human, that intervene. to a fascinating passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a collection...

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Blessing of Sammael

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 46:8

Jewish tradition wrestles with these questions constantly, and one particularly fascinating perspective comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a collection of stories and interpretatio...

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Righteousness of Phineas

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 47:7

The biblical figure who takes decisive action in a moment of crisis. We find his story, filled with zeal and righteous anger, explored in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapt...

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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...

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Moses and the Dreamer of Jannai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 48:5

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...

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Moses's Journey and Dathan

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 48:10

The Torah tells us that Moses, having fled Egypt after, well, that incident, was trying to settle into life in Midian. But trouble seemed to follow him. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a f...

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Haman's Transgression

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 50:6

According to Rabbi José, HAMAN wasn’t just a power-hungry villain; he was an astrologer! He meticulously cast lots – Pur, as the verse says – using the constellations to determine ...

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Faith of Joshua

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 52:8

They faithfully rose and set, marking the days, months, and years. But according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early collection of Biblical stories and legends, all that...

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Solomon and the Promised Land of Greek

Midrash Aggadah Seder Olam Zutta 8:2

But sometimes, when we slow down and focus on a specific period, the stories that emerge are absolutely captivating. Today, we're diving into a fascinating, turbulent era of Jewish...

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