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Jewish tradition understands that feeling deeply, and sometimes, the simplest phrases carry the weight of generations trying to break free. Take this seemingly straightforward stat...
The Book of Jubilees gives us a glimpse into one of those moments – a moment of profound blessing and recognition. We're talking about Abraham. Imagine him, standing at a crossroad...
It's a fascinating, often overlooked text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis, and it's full of wisdom about living a righteous life. Today, I want to share a small but ...
In it, we find a powerful blessing, overflowing with hope for the future. This blessing is delivered by a parent to their child, and it's rich with imagery of fertility, peace, and...
Like, you read them and think, "Wait, did that really happen that way?" Let's talk about one of those moments. It's in the Book of Jubilees, chapter 26, and it's about Isaac, Jacob...
That tension, that feeling of unease even amidst blessing, it's woven right into the fabric of the story of Joseph and his brothers. And in the Book of Jubilees, a retelling of Gen...
to what some of our sages have said about it. The verse reads, “Unto the woman He said: ‘I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; ...
The Midrash of Philo, a collection of interpretations and expansions on the Hebrew Bible attributed to the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, offers a fascinating perspective....
Much older. The Midrash of Philo, a collection of interpretations and expansions on the Hebrew Bible attributed to the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, explores just that id...
