Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Sacred Garden offers calm, thoughtful reflections on stories from the Tanakh.
Each short episode retells a biblical moment in plain, gentle language and ends with a personal insight to carry with you.
A weekly Torah bite for anyone seeking light, meaning, or a peaceful pause in their day.
Sacred Garden: Cultivating Religious Literacy
Waters, Words, and Walls: Genesis 9-11
Explore humanity's raw struggle in Genesis 9-11, from the promise of the rainbow covenant after the flood's devastation to the ambition and division of Babel. We trace the spread of Noah's descendants and the "roots of nations," witnessing both divine mercy and the burgeoning diversity of humankind. Discover how the Tower of Babel reveals the complexities of human ambition and the drive for power.
Join us as we reflect on these ancient narratives and their enduring relevance to our shared human story, marked by grace and frailty.
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Each story we reflect on comes from the Tanakh. I encourage you to read it in your own time — to let the words meet you where you are and reveal their light in your life.
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