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They stretch, bend, or take on a new form entirely. It's more than just aesthetics; according to Jewish tradition, these final forms, the sofit, hold a profound secret, a key to un...
It's more than just good manners. It's a whisper echoing from a very, very old story. A story about Jacob, and a world without sickness as we know it. According to Pirkei DeRabbi E...
The Seder Olam Zutta (סדר עולם זוטא), meaning "The Lesser Order of the World," is a historical chronicle believed to have been composed sometime after the completion of the better-...
It's not as well-known as its older sibling, Seder Olam Rabbah, but it offers us a peek into rabbinic understandings of history. In this particular section, the text lays out the l...
The Seder Olam Zutta, a lesser-known chronicle of Jewish history, offers a glimpse into this fascinating, and sometimes tragic, narrative. Our story begins in Babylonia, in a world...
There's a fascinating passage in the Yalkut Shimoni on Torah, specifically section 41, that gives us a glimpse – a truly mind-bending glimpse – into just such a conversation. It in...
She relentlessly pursued him, but he resisted. But the Yalkut Shimoni, that incredible compilation of Midrashic interpretations, gives us a glimpse behind the curtain. Rebbe – and ...
We know him as the liberator of the Israelites, the one who received the Torah on Mount Sinai. But what about the years before the burning bush? The Yalkut Shimoni, a compilation o...
This story centers around Moshe – yes, that Moses – but it's a chapter of his life you likely won't find in your typical Sunday school lesson. It begins with a war brewing between ...
