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 Flight

Ginzberg Vol. 2

According to Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, an angel whisked Moses away – not just across the border, mind you, but forty days' journey away! That’s a serious relocati...

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Jethro

Ginzberg Vol. 2

We know Moses, of course. But what about the man who welcomed him into his home, whose daughter became Moses' wife, and who offered crucial advice that shaped the Israelite legal s...

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The Smiting Of The First-born

Ginzberg Vol. 2

We all know the big picture: plagues, Moses, Pharaoh, the Red Sea. But what about the details, the little-known corners of the narrative? to one of the most dramatic moments: the s...

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Isaac's Journey and Hashem

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 1:12

Jewish mystical thought, particularly in the Kabbalah, has a fascinating way of looking at this, especially concerning the human soul. to a concept found in Sha'ar HaGilgulim, a te...

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Isaac's Journey and Asiyah

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 1:15

It’s a question that has occupied Jewish mystics for centuries. to a fascinating idea from the Sha’ar HaGilgulim, the "Gate of Reincarnations," a text deeply rooted in the teaching...

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Reincarnation of Souls of Ibur

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 3:1

Jewish tradition offers some fascinating ideas about why that might be. Let’s delve into the mystical concepts of Ibur, Yibbum, and Gilgul – ideas that can unlock some profound per...

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Reincarnation of Souls

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 3:6

Jewish mysticism offers a fascinating, if complex, answer: gilgul, or reincarnation. Now, when we talk about gilgul, we're not just talking about a simple transfer of a soul from o...

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Ari Beyond the Firmament

Other Texts Sha'ar HaGilgulim 17:1

It holds within it a reflection of every single Jewish soul. The text tells us something pretty : that there are precisely 600,000 souls. Not one more, not one less. And the Torah?...

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Resurrection of the Dead

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 14:3

And it leads us to some pretty incredible places. The Baal HaSulam, Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag, in his introduction to the Zohar, peels back the layers of this concept, and it...

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