Torah

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Explore 3,627 Jewish texts related to the theme of Torah, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Judah and the Fires of Gehenna of Tamar

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish work that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus, but with a whole lot of extra detail and a very particular poi...

Pharaoh and the Ark

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It's easy to think of him as simply a messenger, a conduit for God's will. But the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE, paints a picture of Moses t...

The Ten Commandments and Egypt

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We all know about the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. But what about the details that fill in the cracks, the "behind-the-scenes" momen...

Crown of Torah

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jubilees, also sometimes called Lesser Genesis, is considered apocryphal by many Jews and Protestants, but canonical in Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Christianity. Ap...

Moses and Joseph of Passover

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

to a fascinating, and sometimes surprising, peek into the origins of Passover and Shabbat, as seen through the lens of a text called the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, som...

Acts of Creation and Sabbath

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

A world without evil. Sounds pretty good. The Book of Jubilees, a text from around the 2nd century BCE, paints just such a picture. It's not part of the standard Hebrew Bible, but ...

Dawn of the World

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Judith, a story found in the Apocrypha, tells of a brave and pious Jewish woman who saves her people from the Assyrian general Holofernes. But before she steps into her...

Tobi in Exile and Jerusalem

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Our story begins with Tobi. He’s in exile in Nineveh, in Assyria. And right away, he’s calling out to God: “Remember me, my God, for good.” He’s not just asking for a favor; he’s r...

Kingdom of Hannah

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Remember, Tobit, a righteous man living in exile in Nineveh, had been blinded. His misfortune leads to a painful exchange with his wife, Hannah. It all starts when Tobit, thinking ...