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Jewish tradition grapples with this very question in the stories of Seth and Cain, the sons of Adam and Eve. Now, you might already know the story of Cain and Abel, one of the firs...
We might swat them away without a second thought, but according to the Rabbis, even these creatures have a purpose. As we find in Bereshit Rabbah, even these so-called "superfluous...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. And they found a fascinating clue hidden in plain sight, connecting the Garden of Eden to... the Ark of the Covenant! It all hinges on a single wo...
We all know the story: they ate the forbidden fruit, gained knowledge, and were banished. But what was the nature of that banishment? Was it a final, crushing blow, or something…el...
In the book of Bereshit, Genesis, we find two such words used to describe key figures: tamim and haya. What do they really mean? , because the Rabbis of old sure had some fascinati...
According to Baal HaSulam, a towering figure in 20th-century Kabbalah, that desire to give – that’s where the magic lies. He delves into this concept in his profound introduction t...
Jewish mystical thought has a fascinating answer, and it all hinges on a concept called Adam Kadmon. Now, Adam Kadmon (אדם קדמון) literally translates to "Primordial Adam," but it'...
Sometimes, when we look at the world, especially after something goes wrong, it can feel like that. Jewish mysticism, particularly the Zohar, explores this feeling in profound ways...
That’s the kind of struggle we find ourselves in, according to the Tikkunei Zohar. This passage from Tikkunei Zohar 85 throws us right into the middle of such a confrontation. It b...
