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Jewish tradition holds a beautiful, almost whimsical idea about friendship: that it actually creates an angel. It’s said that each of us has a unique light burning for us in the wo...
Jewish tradition offers a compelling, if sometimes terrifying, answer: Gehenna. But what exactly is Gehenna? And where is it? Well, that’s where things get interesting. It's not qu...
The holiday of Sukkot, as we know, is based on the biblical verse, "You shall live in booths seven days" (Leviticus 23:42). We build these temporary dwellings, the sukkot (plural o...
But what's happening on high? Well, according to a beautiful passage in the Zohar (2:40b-41a), the foundational text of Jewish mysticism, God isn't just observing. God's hosting a ...
Jewish tradition offers some fascinating glimpses into those final moments, and the stories are often breathtaking. Today, let's delve into the death of Abraham, our patriarch, and...
Some believe that certain figures, especially the patriarch Abraham, never truly died. The idea of Abraham continuing to wander the world, making his presence known, is surprisingl...
Jewish tradition offers some incredibly rich, and often surprising, answers. Today, we're diving deep into the mystical concept of the Messiah's soul. Just like the soul of Adam, t...
It’s a concept that has pulsed through the heart of Jewish longing for centuries: the return of all scattered Jewish communities to the Holy Land. Jewish tradition paints a breatht...
According to our tradition, the fifth day of creation was all about bringing forth life into the waters and the skies. The Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, tells us that...
