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The text opens with a verse from Isaiah (44:26): "[God] confirmeth the word of His servant, and performeth the counsel of His messengers; that saith of Jerusalem: 'She shall be inh...
We often picture opulent feasts, lavish parties, maybe strategizing with advisors late into the night. But what about King David, the sweet singer of Israel? What filled his nights...
The Torah tells us about the 10th plague, the death of the firstborn in Egypt, and the Exodus that followed. But the details… they’re fascinating. Rabbi Shimon Ben Yochai, a toweri...
We read in Exodus (12:29) that God struck down “all the firstborn” of Egypt. But what does "all" really mean? The Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of rabbinic teachings, delves i...
The Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of Midrashic teachings, gives us a glimpse, almost a first-hand account. Rabbi Yochanan, a prominent sage, is teaching about this very moment...
The Pesikta deRav Kahana, a collection of Midrashic teachings, offers a fascinating glimpse into that moment. In Pesikta deRav Kahana 12, we find a series of interpretations of the...
The Book of Lamentations, a raw and mournful lament over the destruction of Jerusalem, grapples with this very feeling. It asks, in a voice thick with sorrow: "What shall I testify...
We all do sometimes. But maybe... maybe we should think twice before we do. The Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of rabbinic teachings for special Sabbaths and festivals, dives i...
Like the calendar is just... off? Well, our ancestors in Egypt felt that way too. And it all ties into a fascinating, and often overlooked, concept: the Jewish calendar and the pra...
