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.

Kingdom of Noah and Inheritance

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 9:15

It’s a story of inheritance, of boundaries, and of the ancient world taking shape. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, isn't afraid to get specific. It paints a ...

Joseph

Noah Remembered and Tiras

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 9:19

It’s a question that’s sparked imaginations for millennia. And while the Torah gives us broad strokes, some ancient texts offer a surprisingly detailed picture. One of those texts ...

Noah & FloodCovenant

Ark of Salvation and Noah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:1

And our tradition, Jewish tradition, certainly doesn’t shy away from trying to answer it. Today, let's peek into the Book of Jubilees, a text that, while not part of the standard H...

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Pain of Displacement and There

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:9

We get a glimpse, a chilling snapshot, in the Book of Jubilees. This ancient Jewish text, considered canonical by some but not included in the standard Hebrew Bible, offers a uniqu...

Exile

The Great Flood

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:18

The Book of Jubilees, a text considered scripture by some but not included in the standard Jewish or Christian Bibles, fills in gaps in the Genesis story. It's like the director's ...

DemonsNoah & FloodJob

The Tower of Babel

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:36

That disconnect, that inability to understand each other, it goes way back. Like, really way back. We're talking about the Tower of Babel. You know, that ambitious, some might say ...

Noah & Flood

Gates of Repentance

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 11:10

The ancient texts grapple with this very human tendency, this slippery slope that can lead to societal breakdown. to the Book of Jubilees, a text that offers a fascinating, if some...

Repentance

Serug's Repentance

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 11:14

Sometimes, the story behind a name is a window into a whole era, a whole shift in how people saw the world. Take Serug, for example. The Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonic...

Repentance

Levites at the Gate

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:11

Today, we're diving into chapter 21, which focuses on the specifics of offering sacrifices. Imagine the scene: the altar is ready, the fire is blazing, and the priests are preparin...

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