Hell/Gehenna

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Explore 963 Jewish texts related to the theme of Hell/Gehenna, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Foundations of Being and Shimon

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The verse says, "The children of the great men [benei haelohim] saw the daughters of man, that they were fair, and they took for themselves wives, from whomever they chose." Simple...

Enosh at the Dawn of Creation

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Specifically, in section 27, we find a powerful connection drawn between human sin and divine response, all through the lens of a verse from Ecclesiastes. The verse in question is ...

Pillars of Existence and There

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The flood narrative in Genesis is one of the most challenging passages in the Torah, wrestling as it does with divine regret and the wiping out of nearly all life. It all starts wi...

The Great Flood

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Rabbi Yoḥanan, a prominent Jewish sage, offers a fascinating, and perhaps surprising, perspective. He says that the sentence, the punishment, of the generation of the Flood lasted ...

Noah in Battle and Ezekiel

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It's easy to just say "God did it," but Jewish tradition wrestles with these questions. It digs deep, looking for meaning, for justice, for a reason why. Take the verse in Genesis ...

The Great Flood and Akiva

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And wouldn't you know it, our sages wrestled with it too, finding fascinating answers hidden in the verses of Torah. Our journey begins with the story of Noah and the flood. Genesi...

Levi: Dawn of the World

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The verse at the heart of this discussion is Genesis 9:6: "One who sheds the blood of man, by man his blood shall be shed, as He made man in the image of God." Simple enough on the...

Flood: The Tower of Babel

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But it's not just the story itself that's fascinating, it's how the Rabbis of old interpreted it. Let’s delve into Bereshit Rabbah 38, a treasure trove of insights into this pivota...

Covenant of Abraham and Curses

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The text opens with a powerful promise from God to Abraham: "I will bless those who bless you, and one who curses you, I will curse, and all the families of the earth shall be bles...