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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Messianic Jerusalem

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Because that's precisely the dilemma Jewish tradition grapples with when envisioning the Messianic Era – the time when all the righteous are resurrected. Where, oh where, will ever...

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The Creation Of The Third Temple

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And at the heart of it all lies the mystery of the Third Temple. The tradition tells us that in the End of Days, a great Ingathering of the Exiles will occur, and we'll hear the fo...

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A world where sorrow turns to song, and ruins give way to radiant hope. What does that world look like? For many Jewish traditions, the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem is cen...

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The Messianic Spring

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A world healed. What would that look like? Jewish tradition paints vivid pictures of the Messianic Age, a time when the world is perfected, suffering is banished, and the divine pr...

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The Birth Of Armilus

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It’s about the birth of Armilus, a figure who looms large in Jewish messianic mythology as something akin to the Anti-Christ. The story starts in Rome. Not just any Rome, but a Rom...

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The Arrival Of The Messiah

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Jewish tradition paints a pretty vivid picture, actually. It's not subtle. According to Pesikta Rabbati 36:2, a Midrashic collection of homilies, the whole world is going to be shr...

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Sounds… intense. That’s what Noah faced. But what happened after the floodwaters receded? You might think it was all sunshine and rainbows, but the story, as the Legends of the Jew...

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The Marriage Of Jacob

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The story of Jacob's marriages is a perfect example, filled with twists, deception, and unexpected turns. After working for Laban for seven long years, Jacob was ready to marry Rac...

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