Creation

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Explore 3,389 Jewish texts related to the theme of Creation, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Daniel at the Dawn of Creation

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The unpronounceable, the sacred Yod-Keh-Vav-Keh (יהוה), often referred to as the Tetragrammaton. It's a name so holy, so powerful, that we traditionally don't say it aloud. So, wha...

Isaiah at the Dawn of Creation

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This feeling of being "ignorant and not wise" is something that the ancient Jewish sages grappled with too. In Sifrei Devarim, a collection of legal and ethical teachings connected...

Temple and Creation of Yehudah

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The ancient text, Sifrei Devarim, a commentary on the Book of Deuteronomy, opens up a fascinating perspective. In it, the verse referring to God as "your Owner" (kanecha) sparks a ...

Jacob Wrestles the Angel and Abraham

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But Jacob? He wrestled with angels, dreamed of ladders, and somehow became the linchpin of the entire Israelite story. What’s the deal? Well, Sifrei Devarim 312 – a passage from Si...

Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

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But let’s dive into a fascinating passage from Sifrei Devarim 313 and see what it reveals. The text uses some powerful imagery to describe God's relationship with Abraham. First, i...

Cosmic Origins

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We're going to explore one tiny, but potent, verse today that unpacks just that idea. It all comes from Sifrei Devarim 317. It's a passage that's all about how God elevated humanit...

Jeremiah: Temple and the Origins of the World

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It’s a deeply human feeling, and one that our ancestors grappled with too. The ancient texts, like Sifrei Devarim 318, explore this very idea, but from a divine perspective, lookin...

Acts of Creation and Saul

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We see suffering, we experience loss, and we can’t help but wonder: where is G-d in all this? Does He even care? The ancient sages grappled with this too, and surprisingly, they fo...

Abraham and Creation of Isaiah

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The book of Devarim, Deuteronomy, in the Sifrei Devarim, hints at a pretty profound and maybe unsettling answer: yes, it kind of does. The text speaks of exacting a price "for the ...