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But Jewish tradition is full of surprises. And one of the most striking is the image of the Messiah, not as a triumphant king, but as someone held captive, waiting for us to set hi...
That's the story of two yeshiva students, eighty years ago, burning with a desire for redemption. Their hearts yearned for Jerusalem, for the chance to stand at the tomb of King Da...
But what exactly are these “pangs,” and what do they mean for us? Imagine a world where nations are constantly at each other’s throats. Where wisdom seems to have lost its way, and...
Maybe that’s because the rainbow we see today isn’t the rainbow of the Messiah. Not yet, anyway. : the rainbow we know is a promise, a beautiful one, certainly. It's a reminder of ...
For centuries, people have tried to pinpoint the exact moment of redemption. Piety mixed with impatience. Every generation of Jews has hoped, prayed, and sometimes even calculated,...
Jewish tradition has a lot to say about it, and it’s pretty . Imagine a world without the sun or moon. I know, sounds like science fiction. But the prophet Isaiah, in chapter 60, v...
Jewish tradition has some pretty ideas about it. One vision, described in Tree of Souls, paints a picture so vivid, so intense, it’s hard to ignore. Imagine this: in the very gener...
There's a folk tradition, a whisper passed down through generations, that paints a rather surprising picture. It begins not with wailing, but with joy. Imagine: on the very day the...
Jewish tradition has some pretty vivid ideas about that, especially when it comes to the resurrection of the dead. It’s not just a "poof" and everyone’s back. It's a process, a cos...