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.

Yalkut Shimoni 869

Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 869

Another explanation: And you will quickly perish (Deuteronomy 11:17) — exile after exile. And thus do you find with the ten tribes, exile after exile. And thus do you find with the...

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God's Throne Of Glory

Tree of Souls

Jewish mystical tradition offers us some pretty imagery. We're talking about God's Throne of Glory – not just any chair, but a cosmic command center. A vision of ultimate authority...

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The Descent Of God's Throne

Tree of Souls

Jewish tradition is rich with visions of the future, of the Olam Ha-Ba, the World to Come. And some of those visions are, well, breathtaking. Imagine this: a day when the very thro...

AngelsHeavenMessiahAdam & Eve

God Alone

Tree of Souls

And usually, it's not something we relish. In fact, Genesis tells us, "It is not good for man to be alone" (Gen. 2:18). But what about God? Think about this: before anything existe...

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God's Gaze

Tree of Souls

It suggests that the entire universe, everything we know, exists only because God is actively, constantly, paying attention. for a second. A sixteenth-century Kabbalistic text, Or ...

Adam & Eve

The Size Of God

Tree of Souls

Jewish tradition grapples with this question in some pretty fascinating ways, using metaphors and imagery to try and wrap our finite minds around something truly beyond comprehensi...

HeavenAdam & Eve

God's Robe Of Glory

Tree of Souls

It might sound like a silly question, but Jewish tradition actually has some fascinating, even awe-inspiring, things to say about God's "robe of glory." Some mystical texts describ...

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God's Sword

Tree of Souls

This one’s half fire, half ice. Quite the contrast. According to 3 Enoch 32:1, when God opens this extraordinary book, something incredible happens. Avenging angels are unleashed. ...

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God Weeps Over The Destruction Of The Temple

Tree of Souls

Jewish tradition dares to imagine a God who weeps. And perhaps nowhere is that more powerfully depicted than in the legends surrounding the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. ...

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