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The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, doesn't shy away from the darker corners of existence. And it links that very human experience of bitterness to nothing less than th...
Jewish tradition offers some truly breathtaking visions of the cosmos – heavens piled upon heavens, earths layered upon earths, each teeming with wonders and… well, some not-so-won...
According to the legends, entering Paradise isn't just strolling through a gate. Imagine two immense gates made of carbuncle, a fiery, glowing gem. And guarding them? Sixty myriads...
The story of Adam's creation is far richer than you might think. Imagine this: God, having finally convinced the angels that creating humankind was a good idea, turns to Gabriel an...
We all know the story: Noah gets a little too happy with the grape juice after the flood, and...well, let's just say he wasn't dressed for the occasion. His son Ham sees him this w...
According to tradition, in the year 1569 after creation, Noah himself, guided by an angel, divided the world among his three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Imagine the scene – a wor...
Now imagine you’re Abraham, and Nimrod wants you dead for refusing to worship idols. The story goes that Abraham’s own mother, desperate to save her son, pleaded with him to just g...
That’s the kind of awe that Abraham inspired, according to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. Even though the angels took on human form, hiding their true nature, Abraham’s sheer spir...
Let me tell you a story that'll make your blood boil – a classic Sodom tale of deception, greed, and just plain audaciousness. Imagine you're traveling through the ancient world, w...
