Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Moses's Prayer and Sinai

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:1

We have this image of the tablets, the commandments, the booming voice… but the tradition holds so much more. It wasn’t just a simple transaction. It was a profound, transformative...

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Esau's Legacy and Paran

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:2

Chapter 41 gives us a glimpse into a rather… unique sales pitch, shall we say. Rabbi Tarphon recounts a scene where the Holy One, blessed be He, doesn't just give the Torah, but ac...

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Giving of the Torah and Azereth

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 41:7

And it might even have deep roots in Jewish tradition! Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text, gives us a glimpse into a very human moment surrounding one of the...

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Rod and Serpent of Egyptian

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:2

That's exactly where the Israelites found themselves, cornered at the edge of the Yam Suf, the Reed Sea. Rabban Gamaliel, in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42, paints a vivid picture of th...

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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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Kingdom of Rabbi Eliezer

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 42:5

Rabbi Eliezer, in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating work of Jewish aggadah and folklore, paints a breathtaking picture. It's more than just a simple parting of the waves. He de...

Mount Sinai and the Lawgiver of Hosea

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 43:10

The prophets of Israel knew that feeling all too well. They saw their people straying, falling, losing their way. And they weren't afraid to call it out. But more importantly, they...

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Amalek Beyond the Firmament and Israelites

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:1

The Israelites certainly did, wandering in the wilderness after the incredible Exodus from Egypt. And their doubts, as we'll see, had serious consequences. Rabbi Jochanan, son of N...

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Kingdom of Sennacherib

Midrash Aggadah Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 44:12

Sometimes, you tug on one thread and suddenly a whole forgotten drama unfolds. Take, for instance, the story of Sennacherib, the Assyrian king who shook the ancient world. Accordin...

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