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Casting Their Nets

Using various Rabbinic metaphors we've uncovered, we're going to see how these help us reconstruct a familiar passage in the chapter of John.

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11 May 2023 • 3 min read
Casting Their Nets
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The Hardening of Pharoah's Heart and the Egyptian Heart-Weighing Ceremony
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The Hardening of Pharoah's Heart and the Egyptian Heart-Weighing Ceremony

Ancient Egyptians believed the soul was judged by the weight of the heart, and the Torah uses similar language for Pharaoh. Coincidence? Did God harden Pharaoh's heart, or, as Rabbi Jonathan Sacks suggests, is there another story in the text that modern readers have missed?
05 Mar 2026 4 min read
The Living Megillah: A Purim Miracle for Our Time

The Living Megillah: A Purim Miracle for Our Time

As Israel and the United States dismantle the IRGC during the season of Purim, the parallels to the Book of Esther are astounding. A regime that vowed to destroy Israel has been undone. And this story may have deeper connections to the wicked Haman.
01 Mar 2026 2 min read
Angels Behind the Scenes: Hidden Miracles in Esther
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Angels Behind the Scenes: Hidden Miracles in Esther

The story of Esther is about the hidden hand of Hashem. But hidden doesn't mean absent. Drawing on Esther Rabbah and other Midrashim, we explore how Divine providence operates through angels, accidents, and unseen nudges.
21 Feb 2026 5 min read
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