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That, my friends, is the heart of a beautiful tradition linked to Shavuot. We know Passover commemorates the Exodus, specifically the parting of the Red Sea. But did you know that ...
Let’s dive in. According to Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, as the time approached for the Israelites' redemption from Egyptian slavery, a dilemma arose. They hadn't accumul...
In Jewish mysticism, that feeling has cosmic significance. It's connected to the very fabric of reality, and believe it or not, even to matzah, that unleavened bread we eat on Pass...
The passage we're looking at comes from Tikkunei Zohar 111. It paints a poetic picture, associating the Shekhinah – the Divine Presence – with different holidays and concepts. And ...
We all know the story of the Exodus, the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt. But the tenth plague, the slaying of the firstborn, wasn't just a targeted strike, a surgical rem...
And it turns out, the seeds of their monumental freedom were sown not under the blazing sun, but under the cloak of night. Think about it. We read in Sifrei Devarim – a collection ...
Jewish law sometimes deals with similar dilemmas, where doing one good thing might unintentionally lead to a less-than-ideal outcome. Today, let's talk about the Pesach offering, t...
For the Jewish people, the Exodus from Egypt is that moment. And it echoes even in the details of how we celebrate Passover, Pesach, the festival commemorating that liberation. Our...
It's considered apocryphal by some, pseudepigraphal by others (meaning, falsely attributed to a biblical figure), but no matter what you call it, it's a fascinating window into a w...
