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When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel according to their number (Exod. 30:12).14Pesikta de Rav Kahana, Shekalim, p. 156. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses: Ta...
(Numbers 35:11:) “You shall provide yourselves with places to serve you as cities of refuge.” And it is written (in Numbers 35:13-14), “six cities of refuge shall there be for you....
Another interpretation (of Deut. 3:23), “I besought [the Lord].” This text is related (to Is. 30:19), “Indeed, O people in Zion, inhabitants of Jerusalem, you shall surely weep no ...
Imagine a woman of breathtaking beauty from the head down to her navel. But below? Instead of legs, a raging inferno. According to Kabbalot in Mada'ei ha-Yahadut, her sole purpose ...
The great Kabbalist, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, or Ramchal as he's more commonly known, gives us some incredible insights into this in his "Ten Chapters of Wisdom" – Asarah Peraki...
They're often packed with meaning, little clues into the lives and destinies of the people who carry them. Take Reuben, for instance, the firstborn son of Leah. It's a name that wh...
That’s the situation Reuben, the eldest son of Jacob, found himself in with his younger brother, Joseph. Reuben had good reason to worry. As the eldest, he knew that if anything ha...
The coat of many colors, the jealousy, the betrayal... But what about those first few hours after that fateful act? According to Legends of the Jews, that amazing compilation of ra...
Joseph, ever the dutiful son, promises his father he'll be buried in Palestine, the land of their ancestors. But it's not just a simple promise. Joseph adds a crucial detail: "As t...
