Parshat Chayei Sarah

1,710 related texts · Page 74 of 190

The death and burial of Sarah, Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac, and Rebekah joins the family. Genesis 23:1-25:18.

The Descent Of God's Throne

Tree of Souls

Jewish tradition is rich with visions of the future, of the Olam Ha-Ba, the World to Come. And some of those visions are, well, breathtaking. Imagine this: a day when the very thro...

AngelsHeavenMessiahAdam & Eve

God Studies The Torah

Tree of Souls

We often think of God as all-knowing, all-powerful, the ultimate authority... but what if I told you there's a tradition that suggests God, too, is a student? It's a fascinating id...

TorahMosesHoly Land

God's Lantern

Tree of Souls

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...

MosesAdam & EveMysticismHoly Land

Satan's Bargain With God

Tree of Souls

Now, we all know the story of Job. It opens with a description so idyllic it almost feels unreal. "There was a man in the land of Uz," the Book of Job tells us. A man named…Job. An...

DemonsAdam & Eve

The Tent Of Heaven

Tree of Souls

Jewish tradition has a way of making the immense feel intimate. Take the idea of heaven itself. It’s not some distant, cold abstraction. Instead, picture this: Heaven, according to...

HeavenAdam & EveHoly Land

The Unfinished Corner Of Creation

Tree of Souls

Jewish tradition holds a fascinating idea: that God, in creating the world, deliberately left one small part of it unfinished. I know. Why would God do that? Well, according to Pir...

CreationDemonsAdam & EveNoah & Flood

The Vampire Demon

Tree of Souls

It's wild, and it's connected to none other than King Solomon and the building of the Beit HaMikdash, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The story goes that the demons were, shall we sa...

DemonsTemple

The Giving Of The Song Of Songs

Tree of Souls

Some traditions whisper that it’s so much more. Imagine this: The Red Sea is splitting, a monumental miracle unfolding before the eyes of the Israelites. According to some, at that...

HeavenTorahMosesAdam & Eve

Moses Never Died

Tree of Souls

We all know the story: he led the Israelites out of Egypt, received the Torah on Mount Sinai, and brought his people to the edge of the Promised Land. But then… he just disappears ...

AngelsMosesAdam & EveMysticism