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The Jewish tradition has a lot to say about the Olam Ha-Ba, the World to Come. And some of it might surprise you. One image, found in Eliyahu Rabbah, paints a pretty cozy picture. ...
That's the image we get when we delve into some of the descriptions of the World to Come, the Olam Ha-Ba. In these visions of the future, we're told that God Himself will lead a ch...
The notion that everything we've learned, everything we've strived to understand, is just a stepping stone to something even greater. According to some traditions, this Messianic T...
We often think of messianic times in grand, sweeping terms – peace on earth, the end of suffering, justice for all. But sometimes, the most beautiful visions are the most intimate....
But what if the Messianic role is actually a team effort? What if, as this radical idea from Deuteronomy Rabbah (3:17) suggests, the Messiah is actually two figures, coming togethe...
Jewish tradition has a pretty wild idea about that very thing: a brand-new Torah, delivered by the Messiah himself! The notion of a Torah Chadashah, a new Torah, pops up in some fa...
Before the third day, the earth was a watery expanse. Then, God commanded, "Let the waters be gathered together," and suddenly, mountains and hills burst forth, creating basins for...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, just as fish were formed from water and birds from boggy earth, mammals were formed from solid earth. And among these, we ...
Jewish tradition offers a powerful, poetic answer: it was all for us, for humankind. But there’s a twist. According to Legends of the Jews, Ginzberg retells a fascinating idea: God...
