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That feeling isn't new. In fact, according to Midrash Tehillim 60, it goes way back. This particular midrash (a method of interpreting biblical stories beyond their literal meaning...
Jewish tradition certainly does. There's a fascinating idea tucked away in Midrash Tehillim, the collection of interpretations on the Book of Psalms, specifically Psalm 107, that r...
There’s usually a story behind it, a reason that goes way back. Take circumcision, for instance. Beyond the physical act, did you know there's a tradition of covering the foreskin ...
What would it look like? What would it represent? Our sages pondered this very question, and the answers they gave are both beautiful and a little bit chilling. In Sifrei Devarim, ...
Jewish tradition actually has some pretty specific ideas about how to deal with buildings that have been used for… less-than-holy purposes, specifically idolatry. The Sifrei Devari...
The text begins with a blessing: "Blessed is He that broadens Gad." What does it mean? Simply put, the passage teaches us that the territory allotted to the tribe of Gad expanded e...
We often gloss over those opening chapters of Genesis, but the details… they’re breathtaking. And what if I told you there's another ancient text that expands on that cosmic bluepr...
We know he built an altar, offered sacrifices (Genesis 8:20), and, well, planted a vineyard (Genesis 9:20-21). But what about teaching? Did he just let humanity wander off to rebui...
We find a fascinating, and perhaps surprising, answer in the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees isn’t part of the standard Hebrew Bible or Christian Old Testament as we kn...
