Parshat Bo

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The final three plagues including the death of the firstborn, the first Passover, and the Exodus from Egypt. Exodus 10:1-13:16.

Darkness Below

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 50:12

There's a deep, mystical reason for that. A reason that goes all the way back to the very blueprint of creation. The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, or "40 Gates of Wisdom," a kabbalistic...

Hell/GehennaJudgment

Adam in Paradise of Tefillin

Other Texts Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah 59:8

We're talking about the kind of secrets that unlock the very fabric of creation. Well, according to the Kabbalah, some of them reside right there on the forehead... and in the eyes...

Adam & Eve

Halls of the Angels

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 35:11

The Tikkunei Zohar, a profound commentary on the Zohar, one of the central texts of Kabbalah, offers a glimpse into just that. In particular, Tikkunei Zohar 35 uses powerful imager...

HeavenNoah & FloodTorahSoul

Moses Speaks for God

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 289:1

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a breathtaking image. It begins with a single word: yasis. The text doesn't elaborate much on the word itself in this short p...

MosesProphecy

Darkness Below and Gehenna

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:24

Jewish tradition offers some fascinating, and frankly, pretty intense ideas about what awaits us on the other side. Let's take a peek. Imagine this: evening falls. Not just any eve...

Hell/GehennaAngelsTorahSoul

Jacob's Transgression and Rebekah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:59

It's a painful scene. The text tells us he was in tears, his body bowed with the weight of it all. He didn’t want to do it! But Rebekah, driven by her own convictions, was insisten...

PatriarchsMatriarchsTemplePrayer

Amalek's Legacy

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:115

Amalek. The very name sends shivers down the spines of Jewish tradition. This wasn’t just another enemy; this was something… different. The Legends of the Jews, that incredible col...

PatriarchsJosephHoly LandEgypt

The Golden Calf and Levites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:112

Originally, it was the firstborn sons who were meant to serve in the sanctuary. But, as Ginzberg tells us in Legends of the Jews, when the Israelites succumbed to idolatry and wors...

MosesTorahTemplePrayer

Levi: Moses and Redemption

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:24

Sometimes, the answer was surprisingly simple: drawing lots. And that's precisely how a potential crisis was averted after the Exodus, involving the firstborn sons of Israel. : aft...

MosesMessiah