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.

King David's Harp

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The Talmud, in Berakhot 3b, offers us a glimpse into King David's bedchamber. No ordinary room, mind you. Above his bed hung a harp. But this wasn't just any harp; it was touched b...

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Light of Torah and Everything

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 48:2

Jewish mystical tradition, particularly in texts like Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah (which translates roughly as "48 Openings of Wisdom"), gives us a pretty breathtaking answer. It all h...

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Moses Beyond the Firmament and Everything

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:159

There's a lot more to that thorny shrub than meets the eye. Our tradition teaches us that the choice was far from arbitrary. In fact, the humble thorn-bush, or seneh in Hebrew, was...

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Birth of Adam of Seth

Midrash Aggadah Seder Olam Zutta 2:2

The narrative begins with Adam. The text tells us that Adam lived 130 years until his son Seth was born. So, from Creation to Seth’s birth, 130 years had passed. Adam then lived a ...

Enoch Beyond the Firmament

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 4:24

The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some ancient Jewish groups but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, offers a unique perspective on this. In Jubilees 4, w...

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Adam Kadmon

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Jewish mysticism gives us a fascinating, mind-bending concept: Adam Kadmon. Adam Kadmon, literally "primordial man," isn't just some ancient dude. According to kabbalistic traditio...

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Adam's Soul

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Jewish tradition has a fascinating, almost cosmic answer: Adam. It all starts with the creation of Adam. We’re told that after God formed him, He showed Adam something incredible: ...

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Adam's Song Of Praise For The Sabbath

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Our tradition tells a story about Adam, the very first human, that hits on just that feeling. Imagine this: Creation is fresh, the world is brand new, and Adam is experiencing ever...

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The Ever-turning Sword Of Flame

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We all know the story from Genesis: the serpent, the forbidden fruit, the exile. But what then? Did the Garden just sit there, empty and forlorn? Not quite. According to Jewish lor...

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