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In Jewish tradition, there's one enemy that embodies that more than any other: Amalek. We all know the story of the Exodus. The Israelites, fresh out of slavery in Egypt, wandering...
The scene is set: Saul, the first king of Israel, is preparing for battle against the Amalekites. This wasn't just any battle. The Amalekites, as we read elsewhere in Torah, held a...
The text from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 45, sheds some light. The Rabbi points out that "All the princes were not associated in the affair of the calf." Where do we see this?...
We know the big story: God, Moses, the Ten Commandments... but what about the details? to a fascinating passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a beautiful and often imaginative work ...
It’s a story filled with divine drama, a bit of celestial squabbling, and Moses, our ever-persistent leader, standing his ground. , shall we? The scene: Moses is up in the heavenly...
According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, Moses spent forty days atop Mount Sinai. Imagine him there, not just receiving the Tor...
It's a story of intense longing, divine protection, and a glimpse into the unknowable. Imagine Moses, up on Mount Sinai. He's already had quite the encounter with the Almighty, rec...
to a fascinating moment between Moses and the Holy One, blessed be He, from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 46. The scene is intense. The Israelites have committed the grave sin of...
It's not just you! Sometimes, the text does seem redundant. But guess what? That repetition is often a clue, a hint that something deeper is going on. to one of those moments in Ba...
