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We often picture the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, guiding them, protecting them. But what if I told you there's a tradition that paints an even more inti...
The kind that make you tilt your head and think, "Wait, did I read that. " One of those moments, right up there with the parting of the Red Sea, is the story of the sun standing st...
When Rabbi Joshua's time on this earth was drawing to a close, God, in His infinite wisdom, instructed the Malach HaMavet – the Angel of Death – to visit him. But this wasn't just ...
We all know the triumphant tale of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea, escaping Pharaoh's clutches. But what about the Egyptians swallowed by the waves? It turns out, Jewish tradi...
The Torah tells us they wandered, but the rabbinic imagination really kicks it up a notch. This wasn't just any desert. We're talking serpents, lizards, scorpions – the whole terri...
Pharaoh has decreed that all Hebrew baby boys must be killed. What's a mother to do? As Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg) tells us, she takes matters into her own hands. She builds an...
He frames the question like this: How can the “system [lit. chariot] of impurity and the husks” – the kelipot (more on that in a bit) – emerge from the very sanctity of God? How ca...
And let me tell you, these journeys are not for the faint of heart. The stakes are incredibly high. The text we're looking at today deals with the consequences of disrespecting som...
Today, we're dipping back into the world of Heikhalot Rabbati, one of the key texts of early Jewish mysticism. It's a wild ride, full of visions and intense spiritual experiences. ...
