Torah

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Explore 4,111 Jewish texts related to the theme of Torah, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

David and the Torah of Tushijah

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It's not something He just jumped into, you know. According to Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text filled with stories and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible...

Chapters of Rabbi Eliezer

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It’s a fascinating dive into a world where sacred time and astronomical observation intertwined. Let’s journey back to a time before smartphones and digital calendars, a time when ...

Bath Kol in Heaven

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Our ancestors grappled with this too. And the way they dealt with it, according to ancient texts, is pretty darn fascinating. We're talking about intercalation, a process of adding...

Aggadic Teaching and Shechitah

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God is bringing forth life in abundance, filling the waters with all kinds of fish, male and female, both clean and unclean. But how do we tell the difference? How do we know what’...

Rabbi Eliezer in Battle

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Rabbi Eliezer certainly did. to one of his intriguing interpretations from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, chapter 9. It all starts with a seemingly straightforward verse from Genesis 1:20...

Levi and Adam

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The ancient text Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating collection of stories and interpretations, suggests that there just might be. Today we're diving into chapter 9, and you won'...

Chapters of Rabbi Eliezer and Mana

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These are the kinds of questions the ancient rabbis loved to wrestle with. And in Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer – a fascinating text that delves into the secrets of creation and early bib...

Jonah and the Great Fish of Tarshish

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But imagine trying to run from… God. That’s precisely the pickle Jonah found himself in. We all know the story of Jonah and the whale. But let's rewind a bit, because the beginning...

Jonah's Vision

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You know the story. Jonah, told to prophesy to Nineveh, tries to flee from God's command by hopping on a ship. But a massive storm hits, threatening to sink everyone. And that's wh...