Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

The Seven Clouds Of Glory

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We read about it, we sing about it… but imagine the sun beating down, the constant threat of snakes, the sheer exhaustion. How did they survive? Well, our tradition offers a beauti...

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The Mountain Of Fire

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There’s a fascinating, little-known story about King David that suggests even he needed a wake-up call. Imagine this: David, the shepherd-turned-king, is wandering through a dense,...

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The Cave Of The Four Winds

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That, my friends, is the power held captive in the Cave of the Four Winds. Deep within the Garden of Eden, not far from the Tree of Knowledge itself, lies a seemingly unassuming ca...

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The Celestial Temple

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Jewish tradition certainly hints at it, especially when we talk about the Temple. We all know about the Temple in Jerusalem. But did you know there’s a celestial version, a Beit Ha...

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The True Temple Of God

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Maybe that feeling is a tiny glimpse into the ultimate truth: that everything is sacred. Philo, the 1st-century Jewish philosopher from Alexandria, certainly thought so. He envisio...

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The Elevation Of Jerusalem

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Imagine this: A future where Jerusalem isn't just a city on a hill, but a city that becomes the hill. A city elevated, literally, until it reaches the very Throne of Glory. This is...

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The Mystery Of The Cherubim

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We hear whispers of incredible things, and today, let's focus on one of the most intriguing: the cherubim. These weren't your chubby, winged babies from Renaissance art. These cher...

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God's Mourning

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Jewish tradition isn't afraid to explore that question. And when we do, we find a God who isn't detached from our pain, but deeply, profoundly moved by it. Take the destruction of ...

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God Divorced Adam

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Did you ever think about the exile from Eden as… a divorce? It sounds a little strange, I know. We tend to think of Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden as a punishment, a seve...

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