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Have you ever heard of a ritual so strange, so seemingly out of place, that it makes you stop and wonder, "Where did that come from?" Let's talk about the scapegoat. Specifically, ...
Jewish tradition has a place for you: the "average-ones," the beinonim. But what happens to them? What hope do they have? The Tikkunei Zohar, that mystical companion to the Zohar i...
He gathers his sons, his legacy, around him. What does he say? What profound secrets does he reveal? According to Legends of the Jews, a monumental work compiled by Rabbi Louis Gin...
It’s a question that’s haunted scholars and storytellers for centuries. But the answer, as is often the case in Jewish tradition, is layered with meaning and moral complexity. The ...
But the story doesn't end there. According to Legends of the Jews, compiled by Ginzberg, Phinehas wasn't satisfied with simply punishing the offenders. He felt compelled to reconci...
Phinehas, you might recall, was the grandson of Aaron, the High Priest. He's known for his decisive action against those who brazenly defied God’s laws (Numbers 25). But the story ...
The Talmudic sages certainly did, wrestling with these questions in their interpretations of scripture. Take the story of Phinehas and the eleven tribes, for instance. Imagine this...
Did they just... fade away? Well, let's talk about Phinehas. Phinehas, remember him? The zealous grandson of Aaron who, in Numbers 25, took decisive action to stop a plague and was...
The rabbis of the Midrash, those brilliant interpreters of scripture, have a lot to say about this verse. Specifically, Midrash Tehillim, the collection of interpretations on the B...
