Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Yinnon Among the Fathers

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:8

And while there are many answers, one particularly intriguing idea comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text that delves into biblical narratives and Jew...

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Sarah: The Binding of Isaac

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:10

That's the weight hanging over Abraham as our story begins. The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations from around the 8th century, tells u...

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Nimrod and the Patriarchs

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:12

Take the tale of Jacob and Esau, those iconic twins from the Book of Genesis. We know their story. Isaac and Rebekah's sons, forever locked in sibling rivalry. But Pirkei DeRabbi E...

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Kingdom of Shallum

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 33:9

Let me tell you a story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 33, that might just change your perspective. It’s about a man named Shallum, son of Tikvah. Now, Shallum wasn't a king ...

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Joshua Beyond the Firmament

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 33:14

The story of the exile to Babylon, as told in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 33, gives us a glimpse into that perilous time. Rabbi Tachanah recounts a dark period. Israel was exiled to Bab...

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Trial of Nebuchadnezzar

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 33:15

The story unfolds during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, a name synonymous with Babylonian power. He levied a false accusation against the Israelites, a people already displaced and v...

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Judgment of the Wicked

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:1

But what are the implications of that oneness, especially when we think about life, death, and what comes after? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text from the early Middle Ag...

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Patience of Job and Land

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:7

Rab Huna, a prominent Amoraic Sage of the 3rd century, has something quite striking to say about it, preserved for us in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer. He suggests that the location of ou...

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Lord God Among the Fathers

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 34:10

Jewish tradition, rich with layers of meaning and metaphor, grapples with this in some fascinating ways. to one particularly vivid description found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fa...

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