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It’s a powerful feeling. But what happens when that zeal, that kinah, turns inward, corrupting the very people who sought to uphold justice? Let's turn to a fascinating passage in ...
Rabbi José, in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, paints a vivid picture – a stark contrast, really – of that momentous night. On one side, you have the Israelites. Picture them: finally free...
Jewish tradition has some powerful stories about that feeling – and about the surprising ways the tables can turn. Take, for example, the story of Samuel and Agag. In Pirkei DeRabb...
It's more than just good manners. It's a whisper echoing from a very, very old story. A story about Jacob, and a world without sickness as we know it. According to Pirkei DeRabbi E...
According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text compiling stories and interpretations of the Torah, there was a time when sickness was a one-way street. From the moment cre...
The Seder Olam Zutta, a lesser-known chronicle of Jewish history, offers a glimpse into this fascinating, and sometimes tragic, narrative. Our story begins in Babylonia, in a world...
Our story begins with the verse from Ecclesiastes (3:11): "He has made everything beautiful in its time." The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of Midrashic interpretations, uses this ...
to a fascinating passage from the Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 470, a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the books of the Prophets, which explores this very feeling. The story begins ...
What would it look like? What would it feel like? The ancient sages, wrestling with these questions, painted a vivid picture, one brimming with hope, justice, and a touch of the mi...
