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And Jewish tradition offers some powerful comfort in those moments. Today, we're diving into a fascinating passage from Midrash Tehillim, a collection of interpretations on the Boo...
They're…complicated, to say the least. : Cain and Abel, Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, Joseph and his brothers. Talk about a mixed bag! So, when the Song of Songs (8:1) says, "...
The ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a collection of stories and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible, gives us a glimpse into just such a moment. Specifically, it focuses on Ab...
The Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations from the early Middle Ages, gives us a glimpse. It tells us that Isaac was thirty-seven years ol...
Sometimes, it's not as straightforward as you might think. to a curious passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 36, and see what we can uncover about how our ance...
Sometimes, the most fascinating details are tucked away in texts just outside the mainstream, like the Book of Jubilees. Think of it as a peek behind the curtain of the Torah. This...
We all know Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Esau. But there's so much more to these stories! The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text t...
Today, let's peek into the final days of Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, as described in the Book of Jubilees. This fascinating text, considered apocryphal (me...
That feeling echoes through the ages, all the way back to the time of the Maccabees. And it’s where our story begins. These aren’t my words, mind you. This is straight from The Sec...
