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Take the covenant God makes with Abraham in Genesis 15. It's a big moment. God promises Abraham this whole huge swathe of land for his descendants. But then it gets…well, geographi...
We often stumble upon verses that seem straightforward but hint at something profound, something beyond the literal. Take Genesis 17:4, where God says to Abraham, "And I, behold, m...
That’s certainly true when we delve into the deeper interpretations of brit milah, the covenant of circumcision. We all know the physical act: the circumcision of the male child, a...
He’s just received the earth-shattering news that he, in his old age, is going to have a son with Sarah. A son who will carry on the covenant with God. It's huge! But then comes th...
We know the big story: the plagues, the Exodus, the parting of the Red Sea. But what about the nitty-gritty details of those first few days of freedom? The Book of Jasher, a text m...
The story continues, of course! And today, we're diving into Chapter 88 of the Book of Jasher to see what happened as the Israelites finally entered the Promised Land under the lea...
It suggests that the Holy One, blessed be He, uses two primary attributes to guide the world: justice and singular governance. But what do those really mean? Let's unpack it. Justi...
The Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, a key text in Kabbalah, explains it beautifully. It tells us that a Sefirah is a single power, one of ten overall powers that make up the very structur...
It breaks down the very foundation of governmental order, the architecture of how things work, into two key parts. First, it states that the entire governmental order of Justice is...