Parshat Ki Tisa

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The census, the golden calf, Moses breaks the tablets, God's thirteen attributes of mercy, and the second set of tablets. Exodus 30:11-34:35.

Giving of the Torah and Jerusalem

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 109:3

This passage speaks of a future time, a moment of profound transformation linked to Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, when we celebrate the giving of the Torah. The text tells us tha...

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Divine Presence and Esther

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 114:8

It's more than just fasting and prayer. According to the Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, there's a whole cosmic drama unfolding, a divine fashion show if you will, that...

EstherRepentanceJudgmentHolidays

Divine Presence of Elijah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 289:3

The Tikkunei Zohar, a mystical commentary on the Zohar, delves into just that kind of passionate exchange between the Divine and the Shekhinah, the feminine aspect of God. Imagine ...

MosesSolomonElijahTorah

Psalms of David and Jerusalem

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 290:5

Let’s look at one that’s always intrigued me: “Your neck is an ivory tower” from the Song of Songs (7:4). Sounds poetic, sure, but what does it mean? Well, the Tikkunei Zohar, that...

MosesKing DavidSolomonTorah

The Garden of Eden and Their

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:62

It goes way back. Way, way back to the Garden of Eden, and a story that's less about apples and more about blame. : Adam takes a bite of the forbidden fruit, and what's his first m...

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Moses: Shabbat and Creation

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:77

You know, those moments where you think, "Wait, how did that happen?" Jewish tradition is rich with stories filling in those blanks, offering glimpses into the hidden corners of cr...

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Shemhazai's Transgression

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:16

Jewish tradition offers some truly fascinating, and sometimes unsettling, answers. to a few… We've heard tales of fallen angels, haven't we? The ones who dared to defy the divine. ...

CreationHeavenDemonsCreatures

Joseph Among the Fathers

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:45

They’d just sold him into slavery, a betrayal that surely echoed in the heavens. But now, they had a bigger problem: how to explain his absence to their father, Jacob. According to...

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Death of Jacob and Bilhah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:51

It wasn't just the loss of one loved one; it was a cascade of sorrow that threatened to overwhelm him completely. The news of his son Joseph's supposed death – a deception, as we k...

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