Tag: torah
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Angels and Aliens

Shabbat shalom. A lot of Biblical exegesis is spent on trying to understand the meaning of certain liminal figures in the Bible such as angels (lit. “messenges” in Hebrew), cherubim, nephalim (lit. “fallen”), dragons, and other such things. It seems as though most such imagery comes from the Elohist framents of the Torah, those pieces…
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Priests and Storytelling – Tetzaveh
The priesthood are the storytelling class. When they lie, what can we do?