Parshat Shoftim

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Laws of judges and officers, the king, the Levitical priests, true and false prophets, cities of refuge, and warfare. Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.

Mouth of the Abyss and Yods

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 118:11

And it's woven right into the fabric of creation itself. The passage we're looking at from Tikkunei Zohar 118 is It's about how God, represented by the name YQV"Q – a variation of ...

Hell/Gehenna

Michael at the Temple

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 124:15

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), offers a fascinating, even breathtaking, image. It suggests our offerings, our qorbanot – and qorban literally me...

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Bond of the Soul and the Altar

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 124:22

Jewish mysticism offers some fascinating, and sometimes startling, perspectives on this very struggle. Today, let's delve into a passage from the Tikkunei Zohar, specifically Tikku...

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Divine Presence of Elijah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 289:3

The Tikkunei Zohar, a mystical commentary on the Zohar, delves into just that kind of passionate exchange between the Divine and the Shekhinah, the feminine aspect of God. Imagine ...

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Adam and the Fires of Gehenna

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:67

It turns out, according to some traditions, the Earth wasn't exactly innocent in the whole affair. God commanded the Earth to bring forth "tree of fruit" on the third day of creati...

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Noah and Adam

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:4

We know the story of Noah, the ark, and the animals two-by-two. But what about Noah himself? What kind of a man was he? Jewish tradition, as always, has some fascinating things to ...

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Terah and the Mysteries

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:63

They had witnessed something extraordinary, something shrouded in mystery, and they knew that keeping it to themselves was simply not an option. But who did their secret concern? N...

Mysticism

Isaac's Repentance

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:278

Turns out, according to tradition, the good times kept rolling. The Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation of rabbinic stories gathered by Louis Ginzberg, tells us that G...

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Blessing of Isaac and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:62

Take Isaac, for instance, getting ready to bless his son. It wasn't just a simple, "May good things come your way." This was a prophetic act, shaping the future of generations. Isa...

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