Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

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Texts from Howard Schwartz's Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism, a landmark anthology gathering myths and legends spanning the full arc of Jewish tradition, from the creation of the world to the coming of the Messiah.

God Created Everything With Its Knowledge

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Jewish tradition offers some truly fascinating perspectives on creation, and one that particularly intrigues me is the idea that God didn't just make things. He consulted with them...

CreationHeavenTorahMoses

The Beginning Of Time

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A bit like trying to imagine the edge of the universe. Jewish tradition grapples with these kinds of mind-bending questions all the time, especially when we talk about the creation...

Creation

The Seven Days Of Creation

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"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." It's a statement of immense power, a foundation upon which an entire worldview is built. But what does it really mean? to t...

CreationHeavenMosesAdam & Eve

Five Heavenly Things Sleeping In The Universe

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There's this fascinating, almost hushed tradition about five heavenly things, each brimming with immense power, currently...asleep. Imagine that – cosmic forces of unimaginable mag...

HeavenAdam & EveNoah & Flood

God The Creator

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We all know the story from Genesis, about God speaking the world into existence. But what if there were other, older stories? Stories that paint an even more vivid and active pictu...

CreationDemonsHeavenAdam & Eve

The Rainbow

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It's more than just a colorful arc in the sky. It's a promise, a symbol, and, according to some, a glimpse of something truly extraordinary. The most familiar story, of course, con...

CreationTorahAdam & EveNoah & Flood

The Time Of Creation

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In Judaism, there's a pretty firm foundation: God created the world precisely when He chose to. But that leads to a whole host of other questions, doesn't it? What was before that ...

CreationHeavenTorahAdam & Eve

Everything Was Created At Once

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Like one moment there’s nothing, and the next, BAM! The whole shebang is right there in front of you? Jewish tradition has a fascinating take on creation that might resonate with t...

CreationHeavenAdam & Eve

How God Begot Being

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We tell ourselves stories, grand narratives to explain our origins, to make sense of the chaos. And sometimes, those stories take the most unexpected turns. to one of those stories...

CreationDemons