Miracles

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Explore 872 Jewish texts related to the theme of Miracles, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Moses and the Origins of the World

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He paints a picture, a truly awe-inspiring one, of Moses standing on the mountain. But here's the thing: only his feet were actually on the ground. The rest of him? According to Ra...

The Ten Commandments of Sabbath

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We know the big story: God, Moses, the Ten Commandments... but what about the details? to a fascinating passage from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a beautiful and often imaginative work ...

Righteousness of Phineas

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The biblical figure who takes decisive action in a moment of crisis. We find his story, filled with zeal and righteous anger, explored in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, specifically chapt...

The Ten Plagues of Moses

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That's kind of what went down between Moses and the Egyptian magicians, according to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text that delves into biblical narratives....

Israelites: Joseph the Dreamer

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Rabbi José, in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, paints a vivid picture – a stark contrast, really – of that momentous night. On one side, you have the Israelites. Picture them: finally free...

Transmigration of Souls

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Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, in chapter 51, paints a dramatic picture. It tells us that all living things will experience a kind of cosmic pause. For two days, "all its inhabitants shal...

Guarding the Torah and Dead

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Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of Jewish stories and interpretations, gives us a glimpse of just such a miraculous future. It speaks of a time when even the most ...

Birth of Sarah and Miracles

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Today, let's talk about a detail tucked away in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with stories and interpretations expanding on the Torah. Specifical...

Abraham's Miracle

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It might surprise you to learn that, according to one tradition, it wasn't always this way. Imagine a world where everyone's hair stayed the same color their whole lives. A world w...