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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...
Well, Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with aggadic (story-based) interpretations of the Torah, offers a glimpse into the significance of ten in Jew...
We get glimpses, tantalizing hints, and sometimes outright fantastical stories about that long-ago world. And one of the most striking comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinat...
We all know the story: the rains came, the world flooded, and Noah, his family, and a whole menagerie of animals survived in a giant boat. But have you ever stopped to think about ...
According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with biblical expansions and legends, Noah wasn't exactly rushing to finish the ark. Instead, he spent...
It all starts with Noah questioning God himself. "Sovereign of all the world!" he asks, basically saying, "Seriously? You expect me to round them all up?" And here's where it gets ...
Some fascinating details emerge from Jewish tradition. Rabbi Meir, in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, offers a striking image. He says there was a single pearl suspended within the Ark. Bu...
We all know the story: Noah, his family, and a boatload of animals. But Jewish tradition sometimes offers surprising twists, doesn't it? The Book of Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fasci...
It elaborates on the biblical narrative, filling in gaps and offering a unique perspective on familiar stories. Rabbi Zadok tells us that for twelve long months, all creatures grea...
