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Let’s look at one that’s always intrigued me: “Your neck is an ivory tower” from the Song of Songs (7:4). Sounds poetic, sure, but what does it mean? Well, the Tikkunei Zohar, that...
Jewish tradition has always been rich with layered realities, and the concept of multiple heavens is no exception. Forget one sky; imagine seven! Each with its own purpose, its own...
And while we often imagine it as a single, unified place, Jewish tradition offers a far more intricate and fascinating vision. According to some accounts, Paradise—or Gan Eden, the...
We read about Adam in the Bible, of course, but the Jewish tradition paints an even more vivid picture. It's a picture of almost superhuman perfection, a being so magnificent he pr...
A whole millennium! That was supposed to be Adam’s lifespan, a "day of the Lord," as it says in some traditions. But did you know he gave some of that time away? According to Legen...
We often think of Shabbat as a day of rest, a time for reflection, maybe a delicious cholent. But imagine being Adam, newly evicted from Paradise just as the sun began to dip below...
But what made him so special, so blessed? to a fascinating look at his journey from Haran to Canaan, and the promises that accompanied him. The story goes that Abraham left his fat...
We know that CANAAN, son of HAM, and his descendants settled in the land. But the story goes that they didn’t exactly have permission. According to Legends of the Jews, Canaan disr...
He'd just pulled off a daring rescue, freeing his nephew Lot from the clutches of invading kings. And in doing so, he'd recovered a great deal of stolen goods. Now, the King of Sod...
