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It's one of those customs that's so familiar, so deeply woven into the fabric of Jewish home life, that we might not always stop to ask why. But the reasons, as you might guess, ar...
Jewish tradition is rich with stories of dreams and visions, and the power they hold. One particularly striking tale, found in Tree of Souls by Howard Schwartz, tells of a dream th...
The Bible gives us a glimpse, a tantalizing description of such a place: the Garden of Eden. As we read in Genesis (2:8-17), God planted this garden "in the east" and placed Adam t...
1:3)? It’s a question that’s captivated Jewish mystics and scholars for centuries. One beautiful answer unfolds like this: that first light? It shone forth from the very spot where...
But according to some traditions, he was pretty special. : after the tragedy with Cain, Adam needed a son who truly reflected his own essence. Genesis 5:3 tells us that Adam begot ...
It wasn't just bad manners, folks. The story, as the rabbis tell it, is far more… complicated. You see, Adam was made in God's image. And so was his son Seth, and Seth's son, Enosh...
And while the Torah itself offers a relatively concise account, Jewish tradition, as it often does, fills in the gaps with breathtaking detail. According to Legends of the Jews, a ...
We often speak of "the world," but what if there are actually layers to our reality, different "earths" with their own unique inhabitants and characteristics? to a lesser-known cor...
Kabbalah, with its intricate maps of the cosmos, offers some fascinating answers. Today, we're diving into a concept that helps explain this duality: the interplay of judgment and ...
