Parshat Nitzavim

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The covenant renewed, the choice between life and death, and the promise that Torah is accessible to all. Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20.

Noah Receives the Torah and Moses

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:17

Where does that come from, really? We find a fascinating glimpse into its ancient roots in the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees is a fascinating text, considered part of...

Noah & FloodTorahHoly Land

The Great Flood and Shavuot

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 6:25

Specifically, we're looking at chapter 6. This book, considered scripture by some Jewish groups in antiquity (like the Essenes who lived at Qumran), offers a fascinating perspectiv...

HeavenNoah & FloodTorahMiracles

Abraham's Transgression of Abram

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 14:23

The scene is set. God is speaking, promising judgement upon the nation that will enslave Abraham's descendants. But it doesn’t end there. There’s a promise of liberation, a return ...

Noah & FloodJosephTorahEgypt

Kingdom of Abraham and Abram

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 14:27

And it's a little different than what you might expect. In Jubilees 14, we find Abraham in a very familiar role: making sacrifices. He offers up pieces of animals, birds, fruit-off...

Noah & FloodTorah

Abraham Before the Flood and Sarai

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 15:17

And it's explored in fascinating detail in texts like the Book of Jubilees. Now, the Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories from...

Noah & FloodPatriarchsMatriarchsTorah

Trial of Esau of Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 19:22

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE, offers a glimpse behind the curtain. Let's take a peek. Imagine Abraham, nearing the end of his days. He's...

PatriarchsTorahPrayer

Soul and Destiny

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:26

It’s a theme woven deep into our sacred texts. And one place where this connection is powerfully articulated is in the Book of Jubilees. Jubilees, a text not included in the canoni...

SoulRepentance

Abraham: Isaac's Transgression

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:29

The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories in Genesis, gives us a glimpse into his heart. This isn’t your Sunday school Abraham, calmly trusting in Go...

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Noah's Transgression and Adam

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 22:20

That feeling, that connection, is at the very heart of the Book of Jubilees, a text brimming with blessings, covenants, and the destiny of a people. Specifically, we're going to lo...

Adam & EveNoah & FloodTorahShabbat