Parshat Vaera

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God reveals His name to Moses, the first seven plagues strike Egypt, and Pharaoh's heart is hardened. Exodus 6:2-9:35.

Moses's Journey

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Jewish tradition certainly doesn't shy away from describing the consequences of truly wicked deeds. Let's take a little journey, shall we? Imagine Moses, guided by an angel, gettin...

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Moses and the Angels of Nasargiel

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We're not talking about folks who cut you off in traffic. We're talking about those who commit the most heinous sins imaginable. What awaits them? Jewish tradition, particularly in...

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The Tree of Life and Moses

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The Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticism, speaks often of the incredible sights and sounds beyond our world, but this… this is something else. Ginzberg, in his incredi...

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Wisdom of Moses and Shamshiel

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Even MOSES himself couldn't get a straight answer. The story goes that Moses, in his insatiable quest for knowledge, posed this very question to Shamshiel, the prince of Paradise. ...

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Moses: The Tree of Life

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Can you imagine being him, standing on the threshold of the ultimate reward? So, what did Moses see? First, he saw a spring – a spring of living water. Not just any water, but chay...

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World to Come and Moses

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The moment Moses departed this world, a heavenly voice, a bat kol, rang out. Can you imagine the sound? It declared, "Moses, servant of the Lord, thou that art faithful in His hous...

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Moses and the Angels of Shekinah

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That’s essentially the choice presented to MOSES in this powerful moment we find in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. God speaks to Moses, commanding, "Put off thy shoes from off thy...

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The Ten Commandments and Moses

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The story goes that Moses, up on Mount Sinai, wasn’t just getting the Ten Commandments. He was getting a download of, well, everything. The past, the present, and, crucially, the f...

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Moses: Abraham and the Origins of the World

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It's not just a casual greeting – it's packed with meaning, a divine lesson whispered across the ages. Imagine Moses standing on Mount Sinai, the air crackling with divine energy. ...

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