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You might recall Nimrod from Genesis 10:8. It's a brief mention, almost a genealogical footnote: "Chus was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a giant and a hunter before the Lor...
That struggle, that internal tug-of-war, is something ancient thinkers grappled with too. And one place we find it explored is in the writings attributed to Philo of Alexandria. No...
But what about the generations that followed? What were they up to? The Book of Jasher, an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), offers some...
After Abram's bold declaration against idol worship (in the previous chapter), King Nimrod isn't too pleased. According to the Book of Jasher, Nimrod had Abram thrown into prison f...
Sefer haYashar, as it's known in Hebrew, is an ancient text referenced in the Bible itself (Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18), though the version we have today is likely a medieval w...
Rabbi Ishmael, a central figure in the Heikhalot literature (texts describing mystical ascents to heaven), once posed this very question. He asks, what did Zoharariel, the Lord God...
Imagine the awe, the terror, the overwhelming sense of the presence of HaShem. But what did they actually see? Moses, in his wisdom, warns the Israelites, “And guard your souls ver...
Maybe you should. The Tikkunei Zohar, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic thought, makes a pretty bold statement: because the People of Israel have guarded the covenant, they've earned th...
It all boils down to the rainbow. Yes, that beautiful arc of color we see after the rain. But not just any rainbow. The Tikkunei Zohar isn't talking about a faded, washed-out bow. ...
