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We all know the story – fire, brimstone, a pillar of salt. But what specific sins pushed them over the edge? What was life really like in that infamous city? to the ancient text Pi...
Sometimes, the answer is far more insidious, far more…internal. Let’s turn our gaze to the story of Sodom, a name that has become synonymous with wickedness. But what really happen...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rab Huna, a prominent Amoraic Sage of the 3rd century, has something quite striking to say about it, preserved for us in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer. He suggests that the location of ou...
It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for millennia, and Jewish tradition offers some pretty fascinating answers. Rabbi Azariah, whose wisdom is preserved in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliez...
Take the story of Laban, Jacob, Leah, and Rachel, for instance. It's a family drama, yes, but also a window into ancient customs and divine compassion. We read in Pirkei DeRabbi El...
