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 and the Origins of the World

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 32:7

Our expressions, our micro-movements – they betray what's going on inside, whether we want them to or not. Now, the text we're diving into today, Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, takes thi...

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Sin of the First Pair and Partzuf

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 72:19

The text Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a profound Kabbalistic work, offers a fascinating glimpse into this process. It talks about how the divine influence is channeled, almost like wat...

CreationAdam & EveTorahSefirot

Covenant of Circumcision and Ezekiel

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 71:12

Jewish tradition sees that balancing act as fundamental, even cosmic. And it all comes down to… blood? The Tikkunei Zohar, a mystical exploration of the Torah, dives deep into this...

Adam & EveNoah & FloodTorahMiracles

Fall from Paradise and Shim

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 71:15

Jewish mystical tradition actually has a lot to say about the rainbow, and it's not all sunshine and well, rainbows. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, delves into thi...

Adam & EveNoah & FloodProphecy

Divine Throne and the Origins of the World

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:17

Jewish tradition offers some truly breathtaking visions of the cosmos – heavens piled upon heavens, earths layered upon earths, each teeming with wonders and… well, some not-so-won...

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The Great Flood of Noah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:9

But before we get to the ark and the flood, let's rewind a bit. According to Legends of the Jews, a collection of stories compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Noah’s arrival on the sc...

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The Great Flood and the Covenant

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:64

It's more than just pretty colors. Jewish tradition sees that rainbow, the bow in the cloud, as a very specific promise. A promise from God. The Torah tells us that after the great...

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Kingdom of Noah and Japheth

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:91

It wasn't exactly smooth sailing for humanity. In fact, according to the Legends of the Jews, things got complicated pretty quickly. Even while Noah was still alive, a new world or...

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Noah's Transgression and Serug

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:3

It’s a dark picture painted in the Legends of the Jews, a world where humanity had truly lost its way. According to Ginzberg's retelling, the descendants of Noah were sinking deepe...

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