Heaven

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Explore 2,290 Jewish texts related to the theme of Heaven, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

When God Created

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It’s an idea that pulses with life throughout Jewish tradition, a concept that goes far beyond just melody. to Midrash Tehillim, specifically Midrash Tehillim 149, and see what it ...

Light of the First Day and Eden

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We find clues in Midrash Tehillim, a collection of rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Psalms. Psalm 149 opens with the line, "For the Lord desires His people." But what does t...

Moses and the Origins of the World

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It’s not random. There's a beautiful and intricate choreography to our relationship with the Divine. Take, for example, the dedication of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. The Book of N...

Moshe Beyond the Firmament

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Sometimes, the connection isn’t immediately obvious. Take, for instance, the verses about atonement and taking a census in the book of Exodus. What’s the link? The Pesikta DeRav Ka...

Angels at the Throne and Boaz

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The rabbis of old explored this very idea, asking profound questions about comfort, compassion, and who is truly capable of offering it. In Pesikta deRav Kahana, a collection of ra...

Abraham Beyond the Firmament and Noah

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The Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of Midrashic teachings, offers a fascinating insight into this very question. It all starts with a verse from Psalm 45:8: "You love justice a...

Divine Presence and Chadrach

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The sages of old certainly did. A fascinating story unfolds in the Pesikta DeRav Kahana, a collection of homiletical teachings, that explores this very question. It all starts with...

Rabbi Eliezer Beyond the Firmament

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The story begins with a simple question. Rabbi Jochanan, noticing something amiss, asks Eliezer if he knows the Shema' (the central Jewish prayer affirming God's oneness), the Teph...

Messiah and Creation of Eden

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And Jewish tradition, with its rich tapestry of stories and interpretations, offers some fascinating answers. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, an early medieval collection of biblical narra...