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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...
(Lev. 19:23:) “When you come into the land and plant.” This text is related (to Eccl. 2:5), “I made gardens and orchards for myself, and in them I planted every kind of fruit tree....
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...
It’s a question that’s captivated mystics for centuries, and the ancient text, Sefer Yetzirah, the "Book of Formation," offers a fascinating, if cryptic, answer. We’re diving into ...
The Idra Zuta, that profound text within the Zohar, whispers a secret: it all hinges on the presence of a truly righteous soul, a tzaddik, a "lover of the Holy One." When such a pe...
The Idra Zuta, part of the Zohar, gets right into it. It poses the question: what exactly is a watcher? And then it answers it, drawing on the Book of Samuel. The explanation links...