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He’s not exactly a household name, even in well-versed Jewish circles, but this heavenly prince has a pretty important job. He's the Keeper of the Book of Records. Think of it as t...
Like there's someone... or something... watching over you? Well, Jewish tradition has a fascinating answer for that feeling: guardian angels. But these aren't the cherubic, winged ...
According to some accounts, Tzadkiel isn't just any celestial being. He's the one who lovingly clothes each soul arriving in Paradise with garments of incredible purity, woven by t...
We read, "the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep" (Gen. 1:2). Pretty straightforward. But hold on. The Torah doesn't say God created the dark...
It speaks of a place far, far removed from the familiar landscapes of heaven and earth. A sort of cosmic timeout corner. Imagine this: You’re at the very edge of everything, where ...
There's a story about a rabbi, Rabbi Hayim ben Attar, known as the Or ha-Hayim (אור החיים), "the light of life," after his famous biblical commentary. He lived in Jerusalem and had...
Maybe it's not just the challah talking. Jewish tradition whispers of a secret gift bestowed upon us every Shabbat: a second soul. Imagine it: As Shabbat descends, as the candles a...
The Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, tells us that the angels hold their own Sabbath feast in heaven. Imagine thousands of them gathered in the fourth heavenly palace, a ...
Jewish tradition has some pretty profound, even answers. One of the most powerful is this idea: the entire universe, everything in it, was created for the sake of Israel. All the g...
