Parshat Terumah

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Detailed instructions for building the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, the menorah, and the altar. Exodus 25:1-27:19.

Adam and the Torah and Sacrifice

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 125:5

The Tikkunei Zohar delves into the mystical underpinnings of the Torah, revealing hidden layers of meaning within its words. In Tikkunei Zohar 125, it speaks of four offerings. It ...

Adam & EveTorahTemplePrayer

Studying Torah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 145:2

But what sparks this joy? What ignites this closeness? The Tikkunei Zohar offers a striking image: an older person emerges from behind a wall. Now, walls in Kabbalah often represen...

TorahTempleSoul

Palaces on High and Eben

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:24

According to some legends, there's a reason the north feels… incomplete. It's said that in the east, west, and south, heaven and earth meet, creating a sense of wholeness. But the ...

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Marriage of Adam

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:48

Forget the Pinterest boards and the seating charts – imagine a celebration orchestrated by God Himself! It’s a thought, isn't it? The Legends of the Jews, that amazing collection o...

Adam & EveTempleHoly Land

The Garden of Eden and Paradise

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:51

One particularly evocative description involves a journey through portals and paradises, a kind of spiritual pilgrimage. According to these traditions, the Gan Eden, the Garden of ...

HeavenAngelsAdam & EveTemple

Enoch at the Dawn of Creation

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:11

According to Legends of the Jews, Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, experienced not just one, but two ascensions to heaven! The first time, Enoch was still living amongst human...

CreationHeavenAngelsDemons

The Great Flood and Sacrifice

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:60

We all know the story: the animals, the flood, the rainbow. But what about the after the flood? What was Noah thinking, feeling? Did he get everything. Well, according to some fasc...

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Divine Presence and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:91

It wasn't just about building altars, though he certainly did that. According to the legends, each altar he raised was the center of his missionary work. Imagine this: Abraham arri...

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Greeks and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:123

Abraham, Avraham Avinu, our father Abraham, grappled with just such a question. He believed in God’s promise that his descendants would flourish, but he yearned to understand how t...

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