Joseph

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Explore 2,014 Jewish texts related to the theme of Joseph, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Birth of Pharaoh and Nineveh

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The Jewish tradition is full of surprising answers, and today we're diving into one of the most unexpected: the story of Pharaoh's repentance. Now, when we think of Pharaoh, images...

Amalek Beyond the Firmament and Israelites

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The Israelites certainly did, wandering in the wilderness after the incredible Exodus from Egypt. And their doubts, as we'll see, had serious consequences. Rabbi Jochanan, son of N...

Moses in Joseph's Time and Israelites

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One that even Moses, the great lawgiver, wrestled with. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, in chapter 44, tells a story that illuminates this very struggle. Rabbi Phineas shares a fascinating...

The Burning Bush of Israelites

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But what if there's more to the story than we usually hear? to a fascinating piece of Jewish lore found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 45, which offers a unique perspective. Th...

Giving of the Torah and Sammael

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A story found woven into the ancient text of Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer. The scene: Mount Sinai. Moses is up there receiving the Torah, the ultimate gift, the very blueprint for a just...

Abraham and Noah of Abram

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Our ancestors wrestled with these questions too, and their stories offer profound insights. Let's delve into one such story, found in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 48, and see wh...

Joseph's Legacy of Egypt

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We all know the verse: "And they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years" (Gen. 15:18). But how does that square with other timelines we find in the Torah?...

Abraham in Exile

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to a fascinating passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a beautiful and somewhat enigmatic work of Jewish lore. We're going to unravel a little mystery surrounding the Israelite sojo...

Ganoon in Joseph's Time

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Our story comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating text that weaves together biblical narrative, aggadic embellishments, and moral lessons. Today we're looking at Chapter 4...