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That's what Adam had, according to tradition. He possessed a celestial light, allowing him to survey the entire world with a single glance. Pretty impressive. But then, he sinned. ...
Turns out, Adam felt it too. Imagine this: The very first Shabbat (Sabbath), the day of rest, is drawing to a close. The sun begins its descent, painting the sky in fiery hues, bea...
According to the legends, just three days after Adam poured out his heart in prayer, sitting by the river flowing from Gan Eden, the Garden of Eden itself, the angel Raziel appeare...
It's easy to imagine the immediate regret, the shame, the weight of their choice. But the legends take us even deeper, into their desperate attempts to undo what had been done. Ima...
Sounds pretty safe. But what happens when those angels leave for a moment, called away on heavenly business, to supplicate, to earnestly plead, before the Lord? That's exactly what...
We often picture Adam and Eve immediately ashamed, rushing to cover themselves. But what if the story is richer, stranger, and even more revealing about human nature than we imagin...
Not just any trumpet, but the trumpet of the archangel Michael himself. And then, a chorus of angelic voices, echoing across eternity: "Thus saith the Lord, Come ye with Me to Para...
The story of Adam and the introduction of death into the world is central to Jewish thought. But according to some traditions, it's not quite as simple as "Adam ate the apple, ther...
One day, as Ginzberg tells us in Legends of the Jews, Abraham encountered an old woman. She was devoted to her idols, completely convinced they held power. Abraham, ever the truth-...
