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Yet, the Jewish mystical tradition doesn't shy away from portraying God as deeply affected by the events of human history, especially the tragedies. And perhaps nowhere is this mor...
The Babylonians sacked the city, but did they get everything? Well, some say that not all the sacred objects fell into enemy hands. The prophet Jeremiah, according to tradition, ma...
One figure who lived through this unimaginable time was Baruch, the loyal scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah. The Talmud tells us that Baruch ben Neriah was not just a sc...
And not just any skull, but the skull of Araunah (also known as Araniah or Aravnah), the very man from whom King David purchased the land upon which the Temple stood! Now, you migh...
It wasn't just some quiet little tea party, that's for sure. According to the Legends of the Jews, Vashti's banquet for the women was a spectacle in its own right, almost a mirror ...
The Jewish tradition offers some pretty powerful ways to navigate those moments, drawing strength from the stories of our ancestors. Imagine Esther, poised to enter the court of Ki...
Take the story of Haman and Mordecai from the Book of Esther. We know Haman planned to hang Mordecai on a towering structure, but have you ever considered what that structure was m...
It all goes back to a fascinating swap, a divine exchange, that re-shaped the spiritual landscape of ancient Israel. We find the seeds of this story in Bamidbar Rabbah, specificall...
The Book of Numbers, or Bamidbar in Hebrew, gives us some fascinating insights into this very question, particularly in the fourth chapter, as explored in Bamidbar Rabbah, a classi...
