Parshat Vayechi

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Jacob blesses his sons and grandsons with prophetic blessings, Jacob's death and burial, and Joseph's final years. Genesis 47:28-50:26.

Birth of Laban

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:6

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...

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Abraham and the Ark of Cave

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:17

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, by the way, is a beautiful and somewhat enigmatic work of Jewish literature from around the 8th century CE that retells and expands upon biblical narratives...

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David in Battle and Laban

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 36:23

Our guide today is a passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a captivating work of Jewish legend and lore. Specifically, we're looking at Chapter 36, which touches on some pretty sign...

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Birth of Esau

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 37:3

Jacob certainly did. Imagine this: He's returning home after years away, and he knows his brother Esau – the very brother he tricked out of his birthright – is coming to meet him. ...

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Shechem and Adam

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:1

That’s the unsettling image painted in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38, a fascinating and often overlooked passage in Jewish tradition. It all begins with a cryptic verse from the prophe...

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Marriage of Asenath of Joseph

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:2

Her story, as told in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 38), takes a turn you might not expect. So, what happened to Asenath before she met Joseph? According to this tradition, Jacob...

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Kingdom of Isaac of Esau

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38:6

We know the story of their fraught relationship, the birthright, the blessing... but what about the inheritance? It's a question that takes us deep into the heart of sibling rivalr...

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Moses in the Wilderness

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 40:9

It's more than just a divine special effect. It's a symbol, layered with meaning, hinting at the complex relationship between Israel and the world. : fire and thorns. Not exactly a...

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The Burning Bush of Sinai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:6

Mount Sinai is one of those places. But did you know its name wasn’t always Sinai? Rabbi Elazar of Modein tells us in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer that from the very beginning, since the...

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