Talmud Bavli, Yoma

5 texts in Midrash Aggadah

The Foundation Stone

Yoma 54b

Jewish tradition offers some pretty incredible, mystical answers, and they all center around one key element: the Foundation Stone. This isn't just any old rock. The Foundation Sto...

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The Pargod

Yoma 77a

Jewish mystical tradition speaks of something called the Pargod, and it's more fascinating than you might imagine. The Pargod (פרגוד) is described as an extraordinary curtain, a co...

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The Spirit Of Idolatry

Yoma 69b

Sort of. Picture this: the Temple in Jerusalem is in ruins. The people are devastated. According to (Nehemiah 9:4), they cry out to Yahweh, their God, in anguish. "Woe, woe!" they ...

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The Messianic Spring

Yoma 77b-78a; Ezekiel 47:1-12

A world healed. What would that look like? Jewish tradition paints vivid pictures of the Messianic Age, a time when the world is perfected, suffering is banished, and the divine pr...

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The Rabbis Capture the Evil Inclination

Yoma 69b

The Sages once captured the yetzer hara (יצר הרע)—the evil inclination itself. According to Yoma 69b, they prayed for three days, and it was delivered into their hands. A fiery lio...

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