Death

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Explore 893 Jewish texts related to the theme of Death, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Elisha Ascends to Heaven

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Let me tell you a story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer that might sound familiar. It's about miracles, doubt, and what it really takes to bring something back to life. We're talking a...

Kingdom of Shallum

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Let me tell you a story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 33, that might just change your perspective. It’s about a man named Shallum, son of Tikvah. Now, Shallum wasn't a king ...

Kingdom of Saul of Samuel

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And sometimes, the most unexpected stories offer the clearest answers. Let's delve into one, shall we? Our story takes us back to the time of Saul, the son of Kish, the first king ...

Samuel and the Heavenly Realms

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And in a fascinating passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a compelling possibility emerges. The text explores the story of Samuel, the last of the Judges and a pivotal prophet in a...

Transmigration of Souls and Flood

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The Jewish tradition wrestles with this question, and some of the answers… well, they’re to one particularly fascinating and, frankly, a little scary passage from Pirkei DeRabbi El...

World to Come and Zechariah

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Let's delve into one, found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 34. Rabbi Zechariah paints a beautiful and thought-provoking analogy: "The sleep at night is like this world, and the...

Abraham Among the Fathers

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Rabbi Ẓe'era, a sage of the Talmudic era, shared a powerful image: When we pass from this world, our souls don't simply float off into the void. Instead, they gather together, "eac...

Rabbi Eliezer Studies Torah

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Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, in chapter 34, paints a stark, yet ultimately hopeful, picture of this very moment. The text tells us that a person has three friends in their lifetime: the...

Adam in Heaven

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It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for, oh, about as long as there have been humans. And while no one has a definitive answer, Jewish tradition offers some beautiful, and even...