Parshat Shemot

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The Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, the birth of Moses, Moses at the burning bush, and God's call to liberate His people. Exodus 1:1-6:1.

Moses and the Origins of the World

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:8

He paints a picture, a truly awe-inspiring one, of Moses standing on the mountain. But here's the thing: only his feet were actually on the ground. The rest of him? According to Ra...

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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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Moses and Creation

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:15

But why from darkness? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text of Jewish lore, gives us a glimpse into this mystery. The text points out that when it comes to Moses, the Torah s...

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Death of Moses and Michael

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:3

Talk about pressure! So, what do you do when you're stuck between a relentless enemy and a seemingly impassable sea? That's exactly the question Moses puts to the Holy One, blessed...

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Moses Remembered

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:4

Moses, our leader, does exactly what God tells him to do. "Stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it," (Ex. 14:16). Simple enough. Except… it doesn't work. As Pirkei DeRab...

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Covenant of Moses and Thou

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:16

to a fascinating moment from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 42, where Moses himself is in conversation with the Holy One, blessed be He. The Israelites are on the cus...

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Death of Moses and Amalek

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:10

The ancient Israelites certainly did. They came to Moses with a real head-scratcher. "Moses!" they asked, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval midrash,...

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Abraham: Moses and the Angels

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 45:12

That's the situation Moses faced in a powerful story found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 45). The story opens with a terrifying decree: God, in his anger, sends not one, but f...

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Righteousness of Moses and Anger

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 45:13

The ancient texts are full of these brushes with oblivion, and the forces, both divine and human, that intervene. to a fascinating passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a collection...

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