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.

The Marriage Of Joseph

Ginzberg Vol. 2

Take Joseph, for instance. His story is one of dramatic ups and downs, from slavery to becoming second-in-command in Egypt. But how did he find love? The answer, according to the a...

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Treachery Punished

Ginzberg Vol. 2

Her story takes a dramatic turn in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, and it involves treachery, divine intervention, and a whole lot of pebbles! Imagine this: Asenath, surroun...

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Job's Wealth And Benefactions

Ginzberg Vol. 2

What's the worst thing that could happen to you? Most of us probably wouldn't pick poverty. We might think of illness, or losing a loved one. But in the ancient world, and perhaps ...

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Satan And Job

Ginzberg Vol. 2

It’s a question that has haunted humanity for centuries, and perhaps no story embodies this struggle more powerfully than that of Job. But what if I told you the story we know so w...

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Exile from Eden and Gate

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 1:5

Jewish tradition, especially in Kabbalah, offers a fascinating, layered understanding. It's complex, beautiful, and deeply personal. We find discussions about the Nefesh, Ruach, Ne...

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Isaac's Journey and Hashem

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 1:12

Jewish mystical thought, particularly in the Kabbalah, has a fascinating way of looking at this, especially concerning the human soul. to a concept found in Sha'ar HaGilgulim, a te...

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Isaac's Journey and Asiyah

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 1:15

It’s a question that has occupied Jewish mystics for centuries. to a fascinating idea from the Sha’ar HaGilgulim, the "Gate of Reincarnations," a text deeply rooted in the teaching...

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Reincarnation of Souls and Neshama

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 1:17

The Sha’ar HaGilgulim, the "Gate of Reincarnations," part of the teachings of the Ari, Rabbi Isaac Luria, a 16th-century Kabbalist, offers a fascinating, complex, and ultimately ho...

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Neshama: Reincarnation of Souls

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 2:2

We often think of death as the end, the final curtain. But Jewish mystical tradition, particularly through the lens of gilgul – reincarnation – paints a more complex, and frankly, ...

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