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We often think of rewards, of rest, of being in the presence of the Divine. But what does that mean, practically? What do we do? Well, imagine this: God, the ultimate teacher, pers...
How can you possibly do both? That's the dilemma our ancestors faced after their return to Zion. The story goes that the people, overwhelmed by the demands of rebuilding, found the...
Jewish tradition tells us that when someone is truly immersed in Torah study, something extraordinary happens. Take the story of Rabbi Yonathan ben Uziel. It’s said that when he de...
We often think about them as a time for personal reflection, a chance to atone for our mistakes. But the tradition paints a far grander picture, one involving cosmic judgment and t...
That’s the scene we’re stepping into today, a scene that plays out once a year, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Our focus? The High Priest, his heart pounding, preparing to en...
There's a beautiful idea that just before the solemnity of Kol Nidrei, the service that begins Yom Kippur, a tremendous light descends from the heavens. Imagine it: a cascade of pu...
The followers of the Ba'al Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism, knew a thing or two about joy. Every year, they celebrated Simhat Torah – the culmination of Sukkot and a day o...
Genesis tells us God spent six days creating the world. But what happened after that? The Book of Genesis tells us that God rested on the seventh day, but there's more to the story...
The Zohar, that foundational text of Kabbalah, tells us that the angels hold their own Sabbath feast in heaven. Imagine thousands of them gathered in the fourth heavenly palace, a ...
