Parshat Noach

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The story of Noah and the great flood, the ark, the covenant of the rainbow, the Tower of Babel, and the generations from Noah to Abraham. Genesis 6:9-11:32.

Noah Leaves The Ark

Ginzberg Vol. 1

Sounds… intense, right? 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 ...

CreationHell/GehennaTorahAdam & Eve

The Great Flood of Noah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:9

But before we get to the ark and the flood, let's rewind a bit. According to Legends of the Jews, a collection of stories compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Noah’s arrival on the sc...

CreationHeavenHell/GehennaAngels

Shem's Transgression and Japheth

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:81

We often hear about Shem, Ham, and Japheth, but what were their lives really like after they stepped off the ark? The blessing Noah bestowed upon them speaks volumes. It hints at a...

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Shem and the Ark of Canaan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 10:50

There's more to it than just geography, you know. Sometimes, stories – powerful, ancient stories – are woven right into the very fabric of the land. We find one such story in the B...

Noah & FloodJosephHoly LandEgypt

Isaac: Covenant of Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:7

Like one wrong step and… well, you know. In the Book of Jubilees, we find this intense father-to-son talk that feels exactly like that—a guide to staying on that path. It’s like a ...

HeavenNoah & FloodTorahTemple

The Tzohar

Tree of Souls

The Torah tells us, "Let there be light" (Gen. 1:3). But what was that light? Jewish tradition answers with something truly special: the primordial light. And it wasn't just any li...

CreationAngelsHeavenTorah

The Rainbow Of The Shekhinah

Tree of Souls

And according to some mystical teachings, what we see here is just a reflection of something far grander: the rainbow of the Shekhinah. The Shekhinah, often translated as "Divine P...

CreationAngelsHeavenNoah & Flood

Nimrod: The Tower of Babel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:6

But there's another tale, even older, that drips with similar horror: the story of Nimrod. So, Nimrod, the mighty hunter, the king who, depending on which source you read, either h...

Mysticism

Noah And The Raven

Tree of Souls

Turns out, the rabbinic tradition has quite a bit to say about its motivations and character. The Torah tells us, "Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made and sent out t...

AngelsDemonsTorahPatriarchs