Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Moses Beyond the Firmament and Rider

Other Texts Sifrei Devarim 355:30

How do we, bound by earthly limitations, even begin to fathom the celestial realm? The Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early rabbinic legal interpretations on the Book of Deuterono...

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Enoch and True Knowledge

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 4:21

The Book of Jubilees, a text not included in the canonical Hebrew Bible but cherished by some, gives us glimpses into just that. It's like peeking behind the curtain of Genesis, of...

Wisdom

Enoch Remembered

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 4:27

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text, offers us a glimpse into his extraordinary life. This book, considered scripture by some, expands on the biblical narrative, filling i...

Prophecy

Seven Heavens

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 5:14

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis, paints a stark picture of what unfolds when humanity's wickedness reaches a breaking point. It'...

HeavenSoulExile

Enoch Receives the Torah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 7:54

Chapter 7 offers some fascinating, practical instructions about offerings and agricultural practices. It tells us that whatever's left over from offerings should be eaten by the se...

TorahTemple

Jacob Beyond the Firmament and Thou

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 22:27

Sometimes, the answer isn't what we expect. The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text offering a unique retelling of Genesis and Exodus, wrestles with this very idea. In chapter...

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Creation of the World

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 23:38

This ancient Jewish text, considered canonical by some but not others, pulls no punches when it comes to predicting the future – or, perhaps more accurately, warning us about the c...

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Abraham Beyond the Firmament and Bible

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 25:23

to a blessing from the Book of Jubilees. It’s a fascinating text, considered apocryphal by some, meaning it's not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, but it's still treasured by...

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Jacob Beyond the Firmament and Esau

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 27:1

That feeling, that burning resentment, is at the heart of our story today, straight from the Book of Jubilees, a text that expands on the stories we find in the Torah itself. We’re...

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