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We usually think of the sun, a lightbulb, maybe even a particularly inspiring idea. But Jewish tradition takes it a step further, suggesting light itself has a deeper, more ancient...
God takes a rib from Adam and fashions it into Eve. Simple enough story. But what if there's so much more hidden beneath the surface? The Torah tells us in Genesis 2:21-22 about th...
This is a tricky concept, one that's tripped up even seasoned students of Kabbalah. We're diving deep into the nature of the Divine, grappling with ideas about creation, generation...
It might sound like a stretch, but our sages saw profound links between generations, commandments, and even the offerings brought by the princes of Israel. The Book of Numbers, Bam...
We all know the story of their shame and banishment, but the Rabbis of the Midrash saw something even deeper happening at that moment. Something that changed the very fabric of rea...
At least, that's what we learn from Bereshit Rabbah 21, a fascinating passage in the ancient rabbinic commentary on Genesis. Rav tells us that "in every place, the eastern directio...
Take the story of Adam and Eve after the tragic loss of Abel. We read in Genesis 4:25, "Adam was further intimate with his wife and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name...
The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, grapples with this very idea, and the rabbinic commentary on it, Kohelet Rabbah, digs even deeper. It all starts with that famous li...
Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Psalms, wrestles with just that question in its commentary on Psalm 82. It's a short passage, but packs a seriou...
