Angels

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Explore 1,257 Jewish texts related to the theme of Angels, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

The Letters Of The Alphabet

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Imagine, if you will, a time long, long before time as we know it. Before the sun, the moon, the stars… before even the very Earth beneath our feet. What existed then? Well, accord...

The Book Of Raziel

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Some say they're locked away in a book, a very special book called the Book of Raziel. Now, this isn't your ordinary paperback. According to tradition, this book was revealed to Ad...

Creating New Heavens And A New Earth

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

That’s the idea behind a powerful myth found in the Zohar (l:4b-5a), the central text of Kabbalah. It speaks of God constantly creating new heavens and a new earth. But where does ...

The Angels And The Giving Of The Torah

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

It’s a story filled with heavenly drama, a little bit of divine negotiation, and even a touch of angelic jealousy. The tale begins, as many of the best do, with God having a plan. ...

Death And Rebirth At Mount Sinai

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We often think of it as a moment of pure revelation, of divine gift-giving. But some ancient stories paint a picture far more…intense. A picture of near annihilation and miraculous...

God Offers The Torah To Israel

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

Some say God offered it to every nation on earth, but only Israel was willing to accept it. But there's another, even more dramatic version that I think you'll find fascinating. Im...

The First Tablets

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They weren't just any ordinary slabs of rock. According to Jewish tradition, they were something truly extraordinary, imbued with a divine spark. The Zohar, that foundational text ...

The First Torah

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We often picture Moses on Mount Sinai, receiving the divine word directly from God. Forty days and forty nights of dictation. But what if I told you there's another story, a fascin...

The Order Of The Torah

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The idea, as explored in Tree of Souls, is that the order of the Torah scrolls we hold in our hands might not be the "correct" one. What does that even mean? Well, imagine if the s...