Angels

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Explore 1,253 Jewish texts related to the theme of Angels, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Adam's Choice

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Let's dive into one. Before Adam was even a twinkle in God's eye, the Big G was contemplating a cosmic dilemma. As we learn from Tree of Souls, there were already two kinds of bein...

The First Twelve Hours Of Adam's Life

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Jewish tradition offers a fascinating, almost dizzying glimpse into that unimaginable period. We know that on each of the first five days of Creation, God brought forth a multitude...

Adam Brings Down Fire From Heaven

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Some traditions suggest that Adam, the first human, wasn't just made on Earth, but actually brought something vital to Earth – fire and light themselves! Imagine this: Before Adam ...

God And The Spirits Of The Unborn

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There's a story about that. It's a bittersweet tale, really, about beginnings and forgetting, and it goes something like this... Imagine a circle. Not just any circle, but a celest...

What Happened To The First Eve?

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According to one fascinating oral tradition, Adam's first wife wasn't quite the helpmate he expected. She was, shall we say, a little too clever, a little too strong for him. Can y...

The First Wedding

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Before rings, before awkward toasts, before even human parents... what did that look like? Well, buckle up, because the story of Adam and Eve's wedding is more lavish and awe-inspi...

The Phoenix

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I'm not talking about a vampire, or some immortal god... I'm talking about the Phoenix. What makes this bird so special? Well, let's dive in. Jewish tradition paints a fascinating ...

The Ram Sacrificed At Mount Moriah

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We all know the story: Abraham, his faith tested to the absolute limit, is commanded to sacrifice his beloved son. But what about the ram, the creature that ultimately takes Isaac'...

Enoch Walked With God

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The Torah tells us about a man named Enoch who did just that. And his story, though brief in the Book of Genesis (Genesis 5:21-24), has blossomed into a rich and fascinating tradit...