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But to what? And is there a battle raging within us, a constant tug-of-war between the sacred and… well, the not-so-sacred? The Tikkunei Zohar, a later and more esoteric layer of t...
The Tikkunei Zohar, a companion volume to the Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, offers a fascinating, and frankly, wild, answer. It sees the human body as a microcosm, a t...
It wasn’t just abstract "sinfulness." It was a deep, ingrained cruelty that touched every part of their society. Let me tell you a story about Paltit. Paltit – her name itself has ...
Take Isaac's blessings to his sons, Esau and Jacob. On the surface, they seem like simple pronouncements of fortune, but scratching beneath the surface reveals a complex theology a...
We're talking about Jacob and Esau, those iconic twins whose rivalry echoes through the ages. So, picture this: Jacob has received his father Isaac's blessing, a blessing that seem...
After seemingly settling things with his brother Esau, Jacob was soon to discover that the past isn't always ready to stay buried. Imagine this: Jacob, still grieving the loss of h...
He met a tragic end, caught by his hair in a tree while fleeing battle. But the story doesn't end there. According to Legends of the Jews, Absalom died childless. All his children,...
Specifically, Bereshit Rabbah 39. Rabbi Azarya, quoting Rabbi Aḥa, starts with a verse from Psalms (45:8): "You love righteousness and abhor wickedness. Because of this, God, your ...
to Devarim Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Deuteronomy. There's this fascinating passage that starts with the phrase, "You have circled enough..." or "Rav...
