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.

When God Created

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tehillim 149:1

It’s an idea that pulses with life throughout Jewish tradition, a concept that goes far beyond just melody. to Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 149, and see what it ...

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David's Transgression

Midrash Aggadah Pesikta DeRav Kahana 7:4

We often picture opulent feasts, lavish parties, maybe strategizing with advisors late into the night. But what about King David, the sweet singer of Israel? What filled his nights...

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Sarah's Legacy and Zion

Midrash Aggadah Pesikta DeRav Kahana 20:1

It’s in those very moments that Jewish tradition whispers some of its most powerful promises. to one such whisper, found in the Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of rabbinic teach...

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Jonah and the Great Fish

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 10:9

We all know the story of Jonah, swallowed whole for his disobedience. But what happened in the belly of the beast? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and i...

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Isaac's Transgression and Judah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 32:16

Rabbi Judah paints a vivid picture. He tells us that Isaac, when blessing Jacob, bestowed upon him ten distinct blessings. Now, these weren't just any blessings. They were specific...

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Jacob's Vision and Jerusalem

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 35:7

Jacob certainly did. We find him waking up, not with a stretch and a yawn, but in sheer terror. Why? Because of a dream, of course. A dream of a ladder stretching to the heavens, a...

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David in Battle and Laban

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:23

Our guide today is a passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a captivating work of Jewish legend and lore. Specifically, we're looking at Chapter 36, which touches on some pretty sign...

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Jacob Wrestles the Angel

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 37:4

We all know the story: Jacob, preparing to face his estranged brother Esau, finds himself grappling with a mysterious figure in the dead of night. The Torah tells us "a man" wrestl...

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Shechem and Adam

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:1

That’s the unsettling image painted in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38, a fascinating and often overlooked passage in Jewish tradition. It all begins with a cryptic verse from the prophe...

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