Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

The Messianic Torah

Tree of Souls

The notion that everything we've learned, everything we've strived to understand, is just a stepping stone to something even greater. According to some traditions, this Messianic T...

CreationAngelsHeavenMessiah

Rebuilding The Temple

Tree of Souls

A world where sorrow turns to song, and ruins give way to radiant hope. What does that world look like? For many Jewish traditions, the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem is cen...

CreationMessiahTorahMoses

A Magical Tree In Jerusalem

Tree of Souls

What would that era be like? What wonders would unfold? Jewish tradition whispers of one breathtaking miracle: a magical tree, springing to life right there in the heart of the cit...

CreationDemonsMessiahTorah

The Dual Messiah

Tree of Souls

But what if the Messianic role is actually a team effort? What if, as this radical idea from Deuteronomy Rabbah (3:17) suggests, the Messiah is actually two figures, coming togethe...

MessiahTorahPatriarchsMoses

The Ingathering Of The Exiles

Tree of Souls

It’s a concept that has pulsed through the heart of Jewish longing for centuries: the return of all scattered Jewish communities to the Holy Land. Jewish tradition paints a breatht...

CreationHeavenTorahMoses

A New Torah

Tree of Souls

Jewish tradition has a pretty wild idea about that very thing: a brand-new Torah, delivered by the Messiah himself! The notion of a Torah Chadashah, a new Torah, pops up in some fa...

MessiahTorahHoly Land

The First Things Created

Ginzberg Vol. 1

It’s a question that’s captivated mystics and theologians for centuries. Our tradition offers some pretty wild and wondrous answers! According to Legends of the Jews, that incredib...

CreationAngelsDemonsHeaven

The Second Day

Ginzberg Vol. 1

Today, let's delve into the second day, a day of division, fire, and angels, as described in Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg. According to tradition, on the second day, God brought...

CreationAngelsHeavenHell/Gehenna

The Third Day

Ginzberg Vol. 1

Before the third day, the earth was a watery expanse. Then, God commanded, "Let the waters be gathered together," and suddenly, mountains and hills burst forth, creating basins for...

CreationAngelsHeavenHell/Gehenna