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Jewish tradition, in its wisdom, offers a gentle, yet firm, hand on our shoulder, guiding us back to the here and now. The very first verse of the Torah, Bereshit, "In the beginnin...
It’s a question that's captivated thinkers for millennia. And surprisingly, there's a bit of a debate about it, even in ancient rabbinic texts. The verse that sparks this discussio...
Our tradition acknowledges that feeling, especially when we consider the mysteries of creation. What was it like before the Big Bang of Genesis? What was God "doing"? The Rabbis of...
Rabbi Yehoshua, speaking in the name of Rabbi Levi, offers a beautiful image. He suggests that God consulted with the "works of the heavens and the earth." It's like a king who has...
We get a glimpse, a tiny peek behind the curtain, in Genesis 1:31: “God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. It was evening and it was morning, the sixth...
According to ancient Jewish wisdom, the answer is a resounding yes! Take Bar Sira, for example. He taught that God created medicines from the earth, empowering physicians to heal a...
That feeling, that’s something the ancient rabbis wrestled with too. Our story begins with a seemingly simple verse from Genesis 2:4: “These are the toledot (outgrowths, generation...
According to some of our oldest texts, rain isn’t just water falling from the sky. It’s something far more profound. Rabbi Hoshaya, a sage from the Talmudic era, makes a pretty bol...
They envisioned something far grander than just a single tree. Imagine a tree so immense, so vital, that it’s said the life force of all people emanates from it! A single source, n...
