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.

The Ladder Of Prayers

Tree of Souls

The Ba'al Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, apparently did – and according to one story, he nearly brought the Messiah himself into the world! The tale goes that the Ba'al Shem To...

HeavenMessiahShekhinah

The Resurrection Of The Dead

Tree of Souls

It's a profound idea, isn't it? That death isn't the end, but a kind of pause. A cosmic holding pattern. The Tree of Souls reminds us that God keeps the souls of the dead alive. Im...

PatriarchsAdam & EveSoulHoly Land

The Patron Of Hebron

Ginzberg Vol. 1

Sometimes, the most incredible stories come from those moments. Like this one from Hebron, about how the patriarch Abraham himself stepped in to aid his descendants. Now, Hebron – ...

PatriarchsAdam & EveProphecyDreams

The War With The Amorites

Ginzberg Vol. 1

We often hear about the immediate aftermath – the vengeance of Simeon and Levi. But what about Jacob and his family? Did they just pack up and leave? Well, according to the Legends...

PatriarchsAdam & Eve

Asenath

Ginzberg Vol. 2

The Jewish tradition has some fascinating stories about that, and one of the most intriguing is the tale of Asenath and Joseph. It's a story about beauty, prejudice, divine interve...

HeavenHell/GehennaPatriarchsMoses

Significant Names

Ginzberg Vol. 2

In Jewish tradition, names are far more than just labels; they’re prophecies, histories, and profound statements about a person's character and destiny. And it’s not just individua...

CreationHeavenMessiahTorah

Gad's Hatred

Ginzberg Vol. 2

It’s a human experience, unfortunately, one that even touched the lives of the biblical figures we often hold up as paragons of virtue. Let’s turn to Gad, one of the twelve sons of...

CreationTorahPatriarchsMoses

The Faithful Shepherd

Ginzberg Vol. 2

The Jewish tradition offers a fascinating answer, one beautifully illustrated in the story of Moses, the great lawgiver. Before he led the Israelites out of Egypt, before the burni...

CreationTorahPatriarchsMoses

Ladder of the Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Introduction to Zohar 15:1

In his "Introduction to Zohar," Baal HaSulam delves into this very topic, laying out a framework for understanding the unfolding of creation. To make it easier for us to follow, he...

Mysticism