15 passagesc. 500 CEHebrew / AramaicCC-BY
Individual passages from Talmud Bavli, Bava, indexed for close reading, source verification, and myth source-checking.
Talmud Bavli, Bava turns to A Tabernacle For The Righteous. The World to Come, Olam Ha-Ba (the World to Come). It's a place of unimaginable reward for the righteous. But what does ...
Abraham wore a glowing stone around his neck. What was it? A pearl, some say. Others claim it was a magnificent jewel. But whatever its composition, the light it emitted was said t...
Our tale begins with Abram, a skilled astrologer. Now, picture this: Abram gazes up at the night sky, charting the constellations, mapping the movements of the planets. But what he...
Bava Metzia 59b), a story about rabbinic authority and, surprisingly, God's good-natured acceptance of it. It all starts with a disagreement. Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, a renowned...
The Talmud tells us a wild story about Rabbah bar Bar Hannah, a figure whose legendary travels are filled with unbelievable encounters (B. Bava Batra 73a). On one of these journeys...
These aren't just any ordinary ocean waves,. These are the ones, Bava Batra 73a), that are so powerful, so malevolent, that they sink ships. But what makes them truly terrifying is...
I'm not talking about some sci-fi creature, but a being from Jewish lore: the Ziz. A colossal bird, its feet planted in the ocean, the water only reaching its ankles. And its head?...
It’s about a creature that is the size of a mountain.. at least when it’s a baby! The re'em is a fascinating beast. Think unicorn, or maybe rhinoceros, but supersized and steeped i...
The Talmud, specifically Bava Batra 73b, offers a startling, almost unbelievable answer through a story featuring the sage Rabbah bar Bar Hannah. Rabbah, a well-known figure in rab...
Rabbah stumbled upon a sight that would make any foodie's jaw drop: two geese. But these weren't your average farmyard fowl. Oh no. These geese were so incredibly, astonishingly fa...
The story centers around Rabbah bar Bar Hannah, a figure known for his… let’s just say, colorful travel stories. One day, as recounted in Bava Batra 74a, a Bedouin approached Rabba...
Jewish tradition isn't afraid to explore that question. And when we do, we find a God who isn't detached from our pain, but deeply, profoundly moved by it. Take the destruction of ...
This isn't your average garden-variety beast. According to some accounts, Behemoth is so massive it's the size of a thousand mountains! Can you even picture that? It’s said that th...
It is often remembered as a place of eternal rest, but Jewish tradition paints a far more dynamic picture, especially when it comes to the Celestial Academy. A place where God Hims...
Talmud Bavli, Bava turns to The Mystery Of The Cherubim. These weren't your chubby, winged babies from Renaissance art. These cherubim, sculpted on the cover of the Ark, were somet...
