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But for Elijah, the prophet, and his devoted disciple Elisha, it was reality. Our story begins as the Lord is about to take Elijah up to heaven. Elijah and Elisha are journeying fr...
Jewish tradition is filled with stories of those who dared to try. One of the most famous of these accounts involves four prominent sages who, according to the Talmud (Hagigah 14b)...
But according to ancient Jewish mystical traditions, this journey, often called "descending to the Merkavah" – the divine chariot – is fraught with peril. And perhaps the most dang...
The Book of Ezekiel, one of the most powerful and enigmatic texts in the Hebrew Bible, opens with just such an experience. We find Ezekiel, a priest, in exile, far from Jerusalem, ...
Jewish tradition, while often speaking of seven heavens, hints at something even beyond that: an eighth heaven, a realm of ultimate mystery. Now, we’re pretty familiar with the con...
Jewish tradition certainly sees more. There's a place, you see, called the "Place of the Stars." And it’s far more wondrous than any observatory. Imagine a realm where the stars ar...
And according to some mystical teachings, what we see here is just a reflection of something far grander: the rainbow of the Shekhinah. The Shekhinah, often translated as "Divine P...
Jewish tradition has some fascinating, and frankly, answers. The idea starts with this: it's a five-hundred-year journey between one firmament and the next! That's how vast the cos...
Jewish tradition offers a beautiful and powerful image: they're gathered by an angel named Sandalphon and transformed into crowns for God. Every word, every intention, every heartf...
