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We get glimpses, tantalizing hints, and sometimes outright fantastical stories about that long-ago world. And one of the most striking comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinat...
We all know the story of Noah, the flood, and the animals saved two-by-two. But have you ever stopped to consider the logistics? How did Noah manage all those creatures for over a ...
Rabbi Judah tells us that in Sodom, a truly horrific decree was issued: anyone who dared to help the poor, even with a simple loaf of bread, would be burned alive. Imagine living i...
Take the tale of Jacob and Esau, those iconic twins from the Book of Genesis. We know their story. Isaac and Rebekah's sons, forever locked in sibling rivalry. But Pirkei DeRabbi E...
The story unfolds during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, a name synonymous with Babylonian power. He levied a false accusation against the Israelites, a people already displaced and v...
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...
Jewish tradition has a fascinating way of showing us that sometimes, just sometimes, we need a little divine… addition. Let’s turn to a text called Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a wonder...
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 ...
The story begins with Moses, standing before God, asking for a sign, a mofet, to prove his divine mission. "Sovereign of all worlds!" he pleads, "Give me a wonder or a sign!" And G...
