Sample Sources
The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
Giv‘at Shaul (The Hill of Saul)
The Israelites were fertile, wa-yishreṣu wa-yirbu wa-ya‘aṣmu very greatly, so that the land was full with them (Exod. 1:7).
“R. Isaac said, Whoever takes pleasure in an optional…
Or ne‘erav (Pleasant Light)
The superiority of this science was related in the Zohar at the end of the ‘Idra in section Naso.
It was taught:
Rabbi Simeon cried, raised his voice, and said:
“Woe.” With these words which are…
Puerta del cielo (Gate of Heaven)
Because the ineffable four-letter name of the Tetragrammaton is located in ‘Adam Qadmon, it will be…
Ma‘ase ha-shem (Deeds of the Lord)
The first lesson addresses the question which every enlightened reader will raise concerning creation: It is told in our Torah that it indeed took place in seven days…
Mikhtav Aḥuz (Letter of Aḥuz)
In sum, many rabbis in these times understand nothing about the spheres and their workings, just as oxen and donkeys lack understanding [see Isaiah 1:3]. They have violated laws, broken statutes…
Evening Meeting with the Poet’s Daughter
This evening I met the daughter of the poet Haim Guri
I think, somewhat important in this country,
And she’s a twenty-year-old welfare officer.
At first we just spoke of average stuff,
But then when…
Find-Sites of Artifacts and Inscriptions from Ancient Israel
Find-Sites of Artifacts and Inscriptions from Ancient Israel.
Ivory-inlay or Appliqué Piece Depicting a Rosette
Rosettes like the one on this piece from Samaria were common floral decorative motifs in ancient Near Eastern art.
Fresh and Simple: Contemporary Israeli Cuisine
I spent five years at “Lechem Erez” in Herzliya. During those years, we created at “Lechem Erez” a simple cuisine inclined to use herbs and dwarf leaves, balady vegetables and local fruits, fresh meat…
Ehud
[ . . . ] the Israelites again did what was offensive to the Lord. And because they did what was offensive to the Lord, the Lord let King Eglon of Moab prevail over Israel. [Eglon] brought the…
King David (Chronicles)
He had houses made for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the Ark of God, and pitched a tent for it. Then David gave orders that…