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.

Upper Worlds and Malachi

Other Texts Peri Etz Hadar 3:8

And it's one that the ancient prayers, particularly those connected to seeking blessing and abundance, address head-on. : we ask for blessing, but we also ask for protection from t...

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Words from Above and Mercy

Other Texts Sefer HaKanah 45:5

We often think of God as a unified force, but some Jewish mystical texts paint a picture of inner dialogues, even disagreements, between God's attributes. Let’s peek into one such ...

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Satan at the Dawn of Creation

Other Texts Sefer HaKanah 45:6

It’s not just some gavel-banging, cosmic courtroom drama, but a deeply intricate system, at least according to the Sefer HaKanah. This ancient text, the Sefer HaKanah, offers a gli...

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Elijah Receives the Torah and Lakish

Other Texts The Wars of God 3:1

It’s a question that’s been wrestled with for centuries in Jewish tradition. What if someone says Elijah himself appeared to them? According to some, that person might be peddling ...

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Kingdom of King Ptolemy

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:8

Tales abound of subtle changes, deliberate alterations made for reasons far deeper than simple translation. One such story, laden with intrigue and divine intervention, revolves ar...

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Kingdom of Rabbi Akiva and Anpin

Other Texts The Wars of God 4:16

Isn't it amazing how sometimes the most profound questions come from wrestling with what seems like a tiny detail? Like, really, really tiny. Let's consider something truly mind-bo...

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Kingdom of Leah

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 7:7

It's not just a random allowance; it's rooted in profound Kabbalistic ideas about the divine and its relationship to the world. Let’s delve into a fascinating, albeit complex, corn...

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Kingdom of Isaac

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 6:1

And sometimes, when I’m lucky, I stumble across a little crumb of wisdom that makes the whole thing a little bit clearer. Today, let’s chew on one of those crumbs. It comes from th...

House of David

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 24:2

And while no one can say for sure, we have some tantalizing clues scattered throughout our sacred texts. The prophet Isaiah, in chapter 58, verse 14, tells us, "Then shall you enjo...

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