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You know, the one that starts "Yevarechecha Adonai v'yishmerecha – May the Lord bless you and keep you..." It’s a beautiful, powerful blessing, and it's packed with layers of meani...
Jewish tradition grapples with this apparent contradiction all the time. Take the famous Priestly Blessing from Numbers 6:26: "May the Lord show favor to you, and grant you peace."...
Not just for people, but for everything around them – the animals, the land, even the trees bursting with fruit. That's the vision we find in the book of Deuteronomy, 7:14: "You wi...
And the ancient rabbis wrestled with this idea too – this give and take, this call and response between us and the Divine. Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretation...
Jewish tradition offers a beautiful, hopeful counterpoint to that feeling, especially when it comes to our connection to the land of Israel. Let's dive into a teaching from R’ Yoch...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, all sorts of momentous events piled up on a single day. This was the very day the Israelites crossed the Jordan River. Can...
Deuteronomy 26:3 says, "I have professed this day..." But what exactly are you professing? And how often? Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal midrashim on the Book of Deuteronomy...
And the answer, as we find it in the story of Balaam and his talking donkey, might just surprise you. Now, we all know the story: Balak, king of Moab, terrified of the Israelites, ...
And believe it or not, the Book of Ecclesiastes – or Kohelet as it's known in Hebrew – grapples with this too. Specifically, Ecclesiastes 5:18 states: “Also any man to whom God has...
