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Jewish tradition has a powerful image for that feeling, a bridge spanning the terrifying depths of Gehenna. Now, Gehenna – sometimes translated as Hell, but more accurately underst...
The Zohar describes Gehenna as a place where the souls of the wicked are tormented by angels of destruction. These angels wield fiery whips and inflict excruciating pain on the sou...
Jewish tradition has a fascinating, and ultimately hopeful, answer to that feeling. We're talking about Gehenna. It's a name that often gets translated as "hell," but it's not quit...
Jewish tradition has a lot to say on the matter, and some of it is Let's talk about the fate of the soul, particularly what happens to those who, well, weren't so righteous in life...
It’s not a job many would apply for, but Jewish tradition tells us there is someone – an angel, in fact – tasked with this grim responsibility. His name is Samriel, and he's the ga...
Jewish tradition has a place for them, a sort of spiritual purification chamber we call Gehenna. But the story doesn't end there, not by a long shot. What's truly fascinating is wh...
Jewish tradition offers a fascinating possibility: that at the very beginning, God created not one world, but two. Two worlds, springing forth from the very essence of the Divine. ...
We usually think of pleasure as something physical. A good meal, a comfortable bed, a beautiful sunset. But what if true pleasure came from something else entirely? Rabbi Nachman o...
Jewish tradition suggests that might be truer than you think, especially when it comes to the relationship between us, the Torah, and the Shekhinah. The Shekhinah? What's that? Wel...
