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 Ten Lost Tribes

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It’s one of those enduring mysteries that captures the imagination. They were carried away, prisoners in their own land, and exiled beyond the mysterious river Sambatyon. But what ...

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An Appointment With Death

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The stories we tell ourselves often grapple with these very questions. And one of the most intriguing comes to us from the legends surrounding King Solomon, the wisest of all men. ...

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The Creation Of The Messiah

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Some traditions suggest the answer is a resounding yes! They paint a picture of the Messiah existing even before creation itself. Imagine this: before the sun, moon, and stars were...

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The Scales Of The Messiah

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And some of their answers… well, they're One fascinating myth, collected orally and preserved in Howard Schwartz’s Tree of Souls, tells us that the Messiah was actually created at ...

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The Messiah Will Descend From The Side Of Evil

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Yet, Jewish tradition whispers of just such a mystery: that the Messiah himself will descend from the side of evil. How can this be? Well, the story starts with King David, the anc...

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The Messiah Comes Forth From Prison

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The apocalyptic wars of Gog and Magog have ravaged the earth, leaving behind a landscape scarred by conflict and despair. But even in the darkest of times, hope flickers. Because f...

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Until The Redemption

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Eternal bliss, unimaginable beauty... who in their right mind would say no? Well, Jewish tradition tells us about righteous rabbis who did just that, refusing the heavenly reward o...

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The Sleeping Messiah

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That's the story of two yeshiva students, eighty years ago, burning with a desire for redemption. Their hearts yearned for Jerusalem, for the chance to stand at the tomb of King Da...

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How The End Of The World Will Come

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There's a folk tradition, a whisper passed down through generations, that paints a rather surprising picture. It begins not with wailing, but with joy. Imagine: on the very day the...

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