Temple

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Explore 2,077 Jewish texts related to the theme of Temple, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

A Magical Tree In Jerusalem

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

What would that era be like? What wonders would unfold? Jewish tradition whispers of one breathtaking miracle: a magical tree, springing to life right there in the heart of the cit...

The Pleading Of The Fathers

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

Jewish tradition certainly thinks so. And there’s a powerful story that illustrates just how deeply connected we are across generations, a story about the pleading of the fathers a...

The Ingathering Of The Exiles

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

It’s a concept that has pulsed through the heart of Jewish longing for centuries: the return of all scattered Jewish communities to the Holy Land. Jewish tradition paints a breatht...

The Arrival Of The Messiah

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

Jewish tradition paints a pretty vivid picture, actually. It's not subtle. According to Pesikta Rabbati 36:2, a Midrashic collection of homilies, the whole world is going to be shr...

God Reprimands The Universe

Tree of Souls Tree of Souls (Schwartz)

Jewish tradition, particularly in esoteric texts, grapples with this very question. Imagine a cosmic courtroom, a beth din, in the time to come. God, seated on His Throne of Justic...

The First Things Created

Ginzberg Vol. 1 Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

It’s a question that’s captivated mystics and theologians for centuries. Our tradition offers some pretty wild and wondrous answers! According to Legends of the Jews, that incredib...

The First Day

Ginzberg Vol. 1 Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Jewish tradition has some pretty incredible answers. to the very first day of creation. According to Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, on day one, God brought forth ten things. : te...

The Sixth Day

Ginzberg Vol. 1 Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, just as fish were formed from water and birds from boggy earth, mammals were formed from solid earth. And among these, we ...

Man And The World

Ginzberg Vol. 1 Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Jewish tradition offers a powerful, poetic answer: it was all for us, for humankind. But there’s a twist. According to Legends of the Jews, Ginzberg retells a fascinating idea: God...