Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

The Garden of Eden and Noah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 23:12

We often picture him releasing the dove, seeing the rainbow, and then… silence. But life, as it always does, went on. And with life, came choices, mistakes, and some pretty strange...

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Abraham's Miracle and Daniel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 28:3

That feeling, that sense of wonder and a connection to something vast, is at the heart of this story about Abraham, our patriarch. According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinatin...

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Edom's Legacy

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 28:9

We all know the big moments in his life – the covenant, the almost-sacrifice of Isaac. But sometimes the quiet moments, the unspoken fears, reveal the deepest longings of the heart...

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Death of Abraham and Joshua

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 29:15

We all know it's a fundamental ritual in Judaism, a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham. But what about the times when it wasn't done quite. The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a ...

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Elijah and Creation and Circumcision

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 29:16

There’s usually a story behind it, a reason that goes way back. Take circumcision, for instance. Beyond the physical act, did you know there's a tradition of covering the foreskin ...

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World to Come and Sarah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 30:3

The patriarch Abraham certainly did. Let's delve into a fascinating moment from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 30, that reveals a complex domestic drama and divine gu...

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Trial of Abraham and Akeidah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 31:1

Talk about trials! And the tenth, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, that's the one that really takes the cake. "And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraha...

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Rebecca's Prayer

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:11

The story begins with a heartbreaking reality: Rebecca was barren for twenty long years. Imagine the hope, the prayers, the quiet desperation. Finally, Isaac, her husband, takes he...

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Jacob's Transgression and Rebecca

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:15

Here he is, a man learned in Torah, yet understandably terrified of receiving his father's curse instead of a blessing. Can you blame him? His mother, Rebecca, steps in, offering a...

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