And They Saw the God of Israel
476) “And they saw the God of Israel.” Who could have seen the Creator? But it is written, “For man […]
The Zohar
Then Amalek Came
437) “Happy are you who sow beside all waters, who let out freely the ox and the donkey.” How many
Is the Lord among Us
434) “Is the Lord among us or none?” Were Israel fools, not knowing this thing? But they saw the Shechina
Tzur and Sela [both words mean “rock”]
425) It is written, “And you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it.” Is this customary
The Creator Demands the Glory of the Righteous
420) Happy are the righteous, whose honor the Creator desires more than His own. How many are the people in
The Story of the Manna
364) When a person lies on a sick-bed, he is caught by the King’s rulers—his head in a chain, his
And He Said, “If You Will Hear and Listen to the Voice of the Lord”
350) “And He said, ‘If you will hear and listen to the voice of the Lord your God.’” It is
And They Found No Water
345) “And they went three days in the desert and found no water.” There is no water but the Torah.
Building a Temple Below
332) It is a Mitzva [commandment] to build the Temple below like the Temple above, as it is written, “The place that
You Stretched Out Your Right Hand, the Earth Swallowed Them
327) “You stretched out Your right hand, the earth swallowed them.” But is the work of the right not Hesed? It
