Parshat Vayetzei

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Jacob's dream of the ladder to heaven, his years working for Laban, his marriages to Rachel and Leah, and the birth of the twelve tribes. Genesis 28:10-32:3.

Benjamin Extols Joseph

Ginzberg Vol. 2

Today, we're diving into the final testament of Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob, as recounted in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. Benjamin, at the ripe old age of one hundred an...

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Moses Rescued By Gabriel

Ginzberg Vol. 2

To his right sits his queen, Alfar’anit. And to his left? His daughter, Bithiah, with a three-year-old Moses on her lap. Now, this isn’t just any toddler. In a moment of pure, unfi...

CreationAngelsHeavenPatriarchs

Kingdom of Jacob and the Throne

Kabbalah Heikhalot Rabbati 11:3

It's a peek behind the curtain, so to speak, into the very heart of holiness. The text describes a powerful scene, a testament to the unbreakable bond between God and His people. I...

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Jacob's Legacy

Other Texts Mitpachat Sefarim 1:26

That's the kind of passion that pulses through the words of Mitpachat Sefarim, an author wrestling with interpretations of Jewish tradition. The author opens with a fiery declarati...

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Esau Among the Fathers and Jacob

Other Texts The Wars of God 1:12

Sometimes, the deepest truths are hidden in plain sight, masked by complexity or sheer volume of information. This is something the author of The Wars of God seems to anticipate. R...

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Divine Presence and Jacob

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:16

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah, delves into this very idea, painting a beautiful and complex picture of the divine feminine, the Shekhinah, and Her relationship wit...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Presence

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 39:19

The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a unique perspective. It suggests that Jacob's encounter, his struggle and eventual reconciliation, played a crucial role in ...

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The Great Flood and Jacob

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 57:6

Jewish tradition, particularly in esoteric texts like the Tikkunei Zohar, often uses water as a metaphor for the forces that can overwhelm us, especially when we stray from our spi...

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Abraham Isaac and Jacob

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 60:9

We tend to think of it as a straightforward statement about time, about creation. But what if it’s also a secret code, pointing us towards something much deeper about the nature of...

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