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For centuries, people have tried to pinpoint the exact moment of redemption. Piety mixed with impatience. Every generation of Jews has hoped, prayed, and sometimes even calculated,...
Jewish tradition has some pretty ideas about it. One vision, described in Tree of Souls, paints a picture so vivid, so intense, it’s hard to ignore. Imagine this: in the very gener...
Jewish tradition has some pretty vivid ideas about that, especially when it comes to the resurrection of the dead. It’s not just a "poof" and everyone’s back. It's a process, a cos...
We find hints and glimpses throughout our sacred texts, and when you piece them together, a fascinating picture emerges. One particularly vivid description comes from Eliyahu Zuta....
The notion that everything we've learned, everything we've strived to understand, is just a stepping stone to something even greater. According to some traditions, this Messianic T...
A world where sorrow turns to song, and ruins give way to radiant hope. What does that world look like? For many Jewish traditions, the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem is cen...
It’s a question that’s captivated Jewish thinkers for centuries. And Jewish tradition actually gives us a glimpse, a stunning vision of just such an encounter. Imagine this: it's t...
It all starts on the fourth day of Creation. According to Legends of the Jews, as retold by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, the sun, moon, and stars weren't actually made on the fourth day. ...
According to the Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, whatever God created has value. It's a radical idea, isn't it? That the snail leaving its slimy trail is actually servi...