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.

Tales of the Sages

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:14

Jewish tradition has a lot to say about that, especially when it comes to oaths and bans. to a powerful teaching from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 38, that sheds li...

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Trial of Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 39:6

Our tradition tells us stories of those who did just that. Let's delve into one such teaching, found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text that weaves together biblical nar...

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Joseph Remembered

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 39:12

We all know the story of Joseph, the coat of many colors, and his rise to power. But what about the nitty-gritty details of how he saved an entire nation from starvation? Rabbi Tan...

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Giving of the Torah

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:11

The story, as we find it in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41, is quite fascinating. God, ready to proclaim the Torah, tells Moses to go down to the Israelite camp. "Go down, charge the pe...

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Foundations of Being and Sinai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:12

According to this tradition, the voice of the first commandment wasn't just a sound. It was an event. A cataclysm. "The heavens and earth quaked," the text tells us. The natural wo...

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Choirs of Angels and Sinai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:1

Rabbi Phineas paints a breathtaking picture. He suggests that everyone who heard that voice—the entire generation at Sinai—were elevated, transformed, made worthy of being like the...

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Sisera and the Dreamer

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:14

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and elaborations on Biblical narratives, gives us a glimpse. In Chapter 42, we find a surprising dialogue between God an...

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Birth of Pharaoh and Nineveh

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 43:8

The Jewish tradition is full of surprising answers, and today we're diving into one of the most unexpected: the story of Pharaoh's repentance. Now, when we think of Pharaoh, images...

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Splitting of the Sea and Amalek

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:2

Yeah, the Israelites knew that feeling all too well. We find ourselves in the Book of Exodus, chapter 17. The Israelites have escaped Egypt, they’ve crossed the Red Sea, and they’r...

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