Parshat Bechukotai

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The blessings for following God's laws, the curses for disobedience, and laws of vows and valuations. Leviticus 26:3-27:34.

Ingathering of Exiles

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 60:4

Jewish mystical tradition, specifically the Tikkunei Zohar, has some fascinating, and frankly intense, things to say about it. It all comes down to finding your true partner, your ...

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Covenant of Circumcision and Ezekiel

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 71:12

Jewish tradition sees that balancing act as fundamental, even cosmic. And it all comes down to… blood? The Tikkunei Zohar, a mystical exploration of the Torah, dives deep into this...

Adam & EveNoah & FloodTorahMiracles

Covenant of Circumcision and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 115:1

Jewish mysticism teaches that everything we do, every choice we make, impacts not just ourselves but the very fabric of the universe. And when it comes to our relationship with the...

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Exile from Eden

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 124:1

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, certainly sees it that way. In Tikkunei Zohar 124, we find this very image: the Torah as a garden, specifically as "the 53 garden se...

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Covenant of Abraham and Sarah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:127

Abraham knew that feeling well. Before he was Avraham Avinu, our father Abraham, before the brit bein ha-betarim—the covenant of the pieces—he was just a man with a promise and a p...

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Covenant of Circumcision and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:132

But the story, as often happens, is richer and more nuanced than we might initially think. The Torah tells us that thirteen years after Ishmael's birth, God commanded Abraham to pe...

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Covenant of Abraham and Abimelech

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:206

The Torah is full of moments like that, and the story of Abraham and Abimelech is a perfect example. Before Abraham finalized his covenant with Abimelech, king of the Philistines, ...

Noah & FloodPatriarchsTorahMiracles

Covenant of Agnias

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:436

Our story begins with messengers. The messengers of Agnias, to be precise, hurrying back from Kittim (often associated with Cyprus or sometimes Rome) with good news. They carry the...

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Covenant of Joseph and Commandments

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:497

A tale of loyalty, promise, and righteous living. You see, before he passed, Joseph made his brothers promise to carry his bones with them when they finally left Egypt. A pretty bi...

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