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The Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticism, speaks often of the incredible sights and sounds beyond our world, but this… this is something else. Ginzberg, in his incredi...
Can you imagine being him, standing on the threshold of the ultimate reward? So, what did Moses see? First, he saw a spring – a spring of living water. Not just any water, but chay...
It wasn't just a few gnats buzzing around, was it? It was… well, let's take a look at one of them, the plague of boils, and see how the tradition amplifies the already incredible s...
"Thou hast every right to drown him in the sea!" they cried out. Strong words. But remember, this is after generations of enslavement and suffering inflicted upon the Israelites. A...
It all starts, as many good stories do, with a bit of boasting. Asmodeus, the king of demons, challenged Solomon, saying that even with all his famed wisdom, there were things Solo...
Jewish tradition certainly suggests so. : we're taught that the Torah, God's own wisdom, is something we're meant to grapple with, to interpret, to argue over even! It's not a stat...
It's a fascinating passage, brimming with insights about responsibility, destiny, and the power of prayer. The passage opens with a discussion of the nazirite vow, a voluntary comm...
The book of Numbers, Bamidbar in Hebrew, recounts the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. In chapter 32, we encounter the tribes of Reuben and Gad. "The children of Reuben ...
The Rabbis, masters of drash (interpretive storytelling), loved to find echoes and allusions throughout the Torah. They saw connections where we might only see separate stories. An...
