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.

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Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 745

[Ed.: "Menorah" down below should probably be Menuda. "Chazar l'Suro", is the only time in Chazal that that form appears. It appears frequently, also in regard to converts, as Chaz...

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Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 787

And they journeyed from Elim. That very day was the Sabbath in which they complained, as it is stated, "And the people murmured against Moses" (Exodus 16:2). And Moses assured them...

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Midrash Aggadah Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 816

Pray let me cross over. The word nah indicates that this is a request. the good land that is on the other side of the Jordan. This is what R’ Yehudah meant when he said that the la...

Daniel's Night Vision

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The prophet Daniel had such a dream. It's recorded in the Book of Daniel, and it's a vision that’s puzzled and inspired readers for centuries. "As I looked on," Daniel recounts, "t...

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God's Throne Of Glory

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Jewish mystical tradition offers us some pretty imagery. We're talking about God's Throne of Glory – not just any chair, but a cosmic command center. A vision of ultimate authority...

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The Descent Of God's Throne

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Jewish tradition is rich with visions of the future, of the Olam Ha-Ba, the World to Come. And some of those visions are, well, breathtaking. Imagine this: a day when the very thro...

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The Crown Of God

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We often think of God as formless, beyond human comprehension, but our tradition is full of rich, imaginative descriptions. And one of the most striking is the image of God wearing...

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The Ten Sefirot

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For centuries, mystics have explored this idea, and one of the most profound expressions of it is the concept of the ten sefirot. What exactly are they? Imagine ten points of divin...

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The Contraction Of God

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Tzimtzum, a Hebrew word that means "contraction" or "self-limitation," is a profound idea in Jewish mysticism, particularly within the Kabbalistic tradition. It suggests that, befo...

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