870 texts · Page 79 of 97
We all know the story in broad strokes: the expulsion from Eden, the toil, the hardship. But what about the details? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval Jewish tex...
It's more than just a day off. It’s a profound connection to the very act of creation, a weekly reminder of God's rest, and our own. But how do we know this? The Pirkei DeRabbi Eli...
The Torah tells us, "Ye shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy unto you" (Exodus 31:14). But what does that "keeping" actually look like? Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating earl...
It's a portal, a time set apart. And according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a beautiful, almost novelistic Midrash, keeping Shabbat brings immense blessings. It says, "Happy is he in...
Our tradition, in its infinite wisdom, offers us a way to navigate that transition: Havdalah. Now, Havdalah (הַבְדָּלָה) literally means "separation." It's the ceremony we perform ...
The Torah gives us the broad strokes, but the ancient texts are brimming with fascinating details that fill in the gaps. to one such story from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a treasure t...
It must have been overwhelming, the weight of a destroyed world, the responsibility of rebuilding it all. Well, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of sto...
Not just for a little while, but potentially… forever. What would you do? How far would your trust in the divine stretch? That’s the kind of situation Abraham faced, according to P...
We all know the story of Passover, the Korban Pesach, the Paschal lamb. But there's a layer to the story that adds so much depth, a detail that speaks volumes about covenant and re...