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The story comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and often imaginative collection of midrashic stories. The scene opens with messengers arriving at Hezekiah's court. Heze...
According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating and somewhat enigmatic text of Jewish tradition, fire isn't just fire. It’s something… else. Rabbi Judah paints a vivid picture, ...
It sounds gross, I know, but stay with me. There’s a fascinating passage in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer (chapter 54) that throws light on the number seven and its significance in Jewish...
The Seder Olam Zutta, a lesser-known chronicle of Jewish history, offers a glimpse into this fascinating, and sometimes tragic, narrative. Our story begins in Babylonia, in a world...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a vast collection of rabbinic commentary and interpretations, grapples with this very question as it explores the story of Devorah, the prophetess and judge. Th...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the Hebrew Bible, grapples with just such a question, using the verse "For when the foundations were destroyed..." (Psal...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation of rabbinic commentary on the Bible, in section 869 on Nach (the books of Prophets and Writings), brings up a fascinating idea about the verse "Th...
The Yalkut Shimoni, a treasure trove of rabbinic commentary and aggadic stories on the Tanakh, offers us a fascinating glimpse, focusing on a very specific phrase. It all revolves ...
The sea splits, a nation escapes slavery... but according to some traditions, the heavenly hosts weren't exactly thrilled. to Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 238, a collection of rabbinic ...
