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Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings woven around the Book of Psalms, explores this very idea. It starts with the verse, "Blessed are the upright in their way, who ...
Today, let’s explore a passage from the Pesikta deRav Kahana, specifically section 13, where Rabbi Abba bar Kahana unpacks a verse from the prophet Isaiah (10:30): “Raise your voic...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and sometimes enigmatic text, sheds light on this very question. It tells us that the sun marks the days, and the moon the nights, their cycle...
The servant finds Rebecca, and her family, Laban and Bethuel, are faced with a decision: Do they let Rebecca go with this stranger? What do they do? Their response, according to Pi...
It's a portal, a time set apart. And according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a beautiful, almost novelistic Midrash, keeping Shabbat brings immense blessings. It says, "Happy is he in...
It’s easy to skim over those details, but sometimes, buried within those numbers, are entire worlds of meaning. Let's pull on one of those threads today, and see where it leads us....
We all know the big moments in his life – the covenant, the almost-sacrifice of Isaac. But sometimes the quiet moments, the unspoken fears, reveal the deepest longings of the heart...
They instituted a custom, a seat of honor specifically for the "Messenger of the Covenant." And who is that messenger? None other than Elijah himself! The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer te...
to one such moment, a poignant scene involving Hagar and her son Ishmael in the wilderness. We all remember the story: Hagar, cast out into the desert with her son, Ishmael, their ...
