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It must have been overwhelming. And the very first thing he does? He builds an altar. But here's the kicker – God didn't tell him to! So, why did Noah build an altar without being ...
Now, while scholars debate the exact authorship of this particular midrash, let's explore the gem it offers (The Midrash of Philo 20). The passage focuses on how the sacred writers...
The text grapples with a seeming contradiction. God, knowing humanity’s propensity for wickedness from the start, initially intended to destroy the world with a flood. Yet, afterwa...
It’s a question that's resonated through generations, and the answers, like so many things in Jewish tradition, are layered and fascinating. We find ourselves pondering this very q...
Philo, the great Jewish philosopher of Alexandria, grappled with these questions centuries ago. And his interpretations, preserved in what we call The Midrash of Philo, offer a fas...
It’s more than just pretty light refracting through raindrops. In Jewish tradition, it's a profound promise. A covenant. A cosmic reassurance. But what exactly is it reassuring us ...
It’s more than just pretty colors arching across the sky. Think about it: God makes a covenant, a sacred agreement, with humanity after the great flood. And what's the sign of this...
It’s more than just a pretty arc of color after the rain, especially when we look at it through the lens of ancient Jewish thought. The Torah tells us that after the flood, God set...
It's like when you're telling a story, and you suddenly realize one particular character is way more important to the plot than you initially thought. Take Noah, for example. We kn...
