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And one of the most fascinating pieces of that puzzle is the concept of intercalation – adding an extra month to the calendar in certain years to keep our lunar calendar aligned wi...
The ancient Jewish sages understood that feeling intimately. They saw it reflected in the verses of Psalms, and wove those verses into tales of hope and resilience. Today, let's de...
Jewish tradition actually recognizes this, identifying three specific kinds of "afflictions" that test us: the affliction of the fast, the affliction of the prison, and the afflict...
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...
That’s definitely not a new phenomenon. to a story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 38, a text filled with midrashic interpretations and expansions of biblical narratives, and see what ...
Sometimes, digging into the details reveals surprising connections and enduring echoes. Take, for example, a seemingly obscure passage in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Chapter 39. It sta...
The text tells us that Rabbi Ishmael reflects on a very specific moment. Ten times, the sons of Jacob addressed Joseph as "thy servant, our father." Ten times they repeated this st...
That's just a glimpse into the incredible story of Joseph in Egypt, as recounted in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating ancient Jewish text. This isn't just the Joseph of the mul...
Not just any rod, but the rod. A rod created in the twilight of creation itself, before the first Shabbat. Rabbi Levi, a sage from the Talmudic period, tells us its story, a story ...
