Parshat Behaalotecha

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The lighting of the menorah, the Levites' consecration, the silver trumpets, complaints about manna, and Miriam's punishment. Numbers 8:1-12:16.

Oral Torah and Halacha

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 291:1

to a fascinating passage from Tikkunei Zohar 291 and see what secrets we can unlock. The passage begins with a seemingly simple phrase: "Your neck." But in the mystical world of th...

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Moses and the Heavenly Realms of Angels

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:9

Jewish tradition offers some truly fascinating perspectives. For instance, the idea that God's goodness should reign on earth just as it does in Heaven. To achieve this, the tradit...

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Enoch at the Dawn of Creation

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:11

According to Legends of the Jews, Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, experienced not just one, but two ascensions to heaven! The first time, Enoch was still living amongst human...

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Death of Ishmael

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:199

Their water is gone. Facing death by dehydration, Ishmael turns to God, pleading, "O Lord of the world! If it be Thy will that I shall perish, then let me die in some other way, no...

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Yaakov Among the Fathers

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:344

Specifically, it's about a moment when Jacob is standing before Pharaoh in Egypt. Now, remember the backstory: Jacob's had a life. He wrestled an angel, was tricked by his uncle La...

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Abraham: Divine Presence

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:413

The text tells us that Jacob, resigned to God's will, simply awaited his end. No struggle, no desperate clinging to life. But here's where it gets really interesting. It wasn't the...

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Adam in Paradise and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:3

Complaining about our lot in life seems almost… human. But what does Jewish tradition say about this very human tendency? The Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation by Ra...

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Faith of Moses and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:6

We all know the story of Moses, the plagues, and the Exodus. But what seeds of mistrust were sown long before the mitzrayim, the Egyptians, enslaved the Israelites? According to Gi...

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Jochebed in the Days of Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:19

Pharaoh, you see, had a problem. He was terrified of the growing Israelite population in Egypt. His solution? A truly horrific decree: kill all newborn Hebrew boys. But even the cr...

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