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That feeling, that sense of wonder and a connection to something vast, is at the heart of this story about Abraham, our patriarch. According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinatin...
It’s easy to skim over those details, but sometimes, buried within those numbers, are entire worlds of meaning. Let's pull on one of those threads today, and see where it leads us....
It’s a question that leads us to a fascinating passage in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a beautiful, ancient text that weaves together biblical narrative and rabbinic interpretation. The...
Let's delve into a passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapter 29, that sheds light on some of the attitudes and practices surrounding conversion and circumcision. Ra...
This ancient text, a non-canonical Midrash, offers a unique, sometimes cryptic, perspective on the relationship between Israel and the descendants of Ishmael, and the events that w...
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, gives us a glimpse. Rabbi Judah paints a stark picture: "When the blade touched his neck, the soul ...
God tests Abraham, tells him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice, and then at the last possible second, sends an angel to stop him, providing a ram instead. But what really happened in t...
Our story today circles around the Akeidah, the Binding of Isaac, a pivotal moment in Jewish tradition. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with aggadi...
The story of the exile to Babylon, as told in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 33, gives us a glimpse into that perilous time. Rabbi Tachanah recounts a dark period. Israel was exiled to Bab...
