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The chapter opens with a change of leadership in Edom. Baal Channan, son of Achbor, dies and the Edomites reach out to find a new king. They settle on a man named Hadad. He reigns ...
It’s the word zot – "this." Sounds simple. But in the mystical tradition, particularly within the Tikkunei Zohar, the zot is anything but simple. It's a doorway. A portal. A connec...
Jewish tradition offers a powerful image for understanding this struggle, and a path towards liberation. It all revolves around the idea of "fifty gates of freedom." Where does thi...
Consider Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt. It’s a story we all know, but have you ever thought about the smell of the story? Normally, the Ishmaelite traders, the ones who bought...
But let's rewind to the very beginning of his Egyptian adventure. The Torah tells us Joseph's brothers sold him to a caravan heading to Egypt. But what happened when he actually go...
That’s kind of where we find Mirod, Pharaoh’s chief butler, in this story from Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg). Pharaoh, you see, is in a right state. He's had these terrifying drea...
We all know the story: Joseph, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, rises through the ranks thanks to his ability to interpret dreams. But the encounter with Pharaoh, as reto...
to a powerful story from the life of Joseph, a figure revered across traditions. We all know the story: Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt, faces incredible trials. But he also pos...
Not just a little hunger pang, but the gnawing, desperate emptiness that turns societies upside down. That’s the scene we’re walking into. "The grain that we put aside during the g...
