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Jewish tradition has a fascinating story about that very phenomenon, starring the infamous Balaam. Remember Balaam? The non-Jewish prophet hired to curse the Israelites? Well, even...
It wasn't a simple "Let there be light!" and, boom, the universe. There was some serious deliberation involved. Imagine God, contemplating the void. As we read in Legends of the Je...
The ancient sages pondered similar questions when interpreting the very first verse of the Book of Numbers, Bamidbar, which begins: “The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Si...
Specifically, Bereshit Rabbah 30 dives deep into the nuances of "walking with God" by comparing Noah to another biblical giant: Abraham. Rabbi Yehuda offers a beautiful analogy. Im...
to a passage from Bereshit Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Genesis, specifically section 48. The passage opens with a quote from Isaiah (33:13-14): ...
What does it mean to approach God? That's precisely what the Rabbis grapple with in Bereshit Rabbah 49. The text opens with that powerful line from Genesis, "Abraham approached, an...
The idea of being tested, especially by a higher power, is a central theme in Jewish tradition. And one of the most profound examples of this is the story of Abraham. Bereshit Rabb...
"Happy is the man who has not walked…" – and then it lists the paths we should avoid: the counsel of the wicked, the way of sinners, the company of the insolent. According to Beres...
Jacob, our patriarch, certainly did. In Genesis 32:11, after years of wandering and working, facing down tricksters and building a family, Jacob cries out, "I am unworthy of all th...
