Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

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Selections from Louis Ginzberg's monumental Legends of the Jews, a seven-volume compilation that weaves together aggadic material from the Talmud, Midrash, and other rabbinic literature into a continuous narrative.

Judah: Pharaoh and Moses

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That's the emotional powder keg about to explode in this story. We're diving into the heart of the Joseph narrative, as told in Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, a collection that d...

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Pharaoh: Rod and Serpent

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This is the weight of the story we're about to unpack, drawn from Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. It begins with a warning, a plea really. "Therefore let these words of mine which ...

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Judah's Journey

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Your family's survival hangs in the balance. What would you say? What would you do? That’s the tension at the heart of a powerful moment in the Joseph story, as retold in Ginzberg'...

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Trial of Joseph of Judah

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That’s the scene we stumble into in this amazing story from Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg. We’re right in the middle of a showdown between Joseph and Judah. Remember t...

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Joseph: Judah and the Dreamer

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We all know the story. Joseph's brothers, consumed by jealousy, sell him into slavery. They return home, tearfully presenting their father Jacob with Joseph's bloodied cloak, claim...

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Death of Judah and Egypt

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That’s the kind of scene we’re diving into today, ripped straight from the heart of the Joseph story. Think about Judah. He’s standing there, facing the impossible: returning to hi...

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Judah in Battle and Egypt

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The ancient texts are filled with such moments, none more potent than the confrontation between Judah and Joseph in Egypt. The story unfolds as the brothers, still unaware that the...

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Benjamin in Joseph's Time and Judah

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But imagine the tables being turned... Imagine you holding all the cards, knowing the truth while others are desperately trying to keep up a charade. That’s the kind of tension we ...

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Judah and Joseph of Egypt

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Tension? You could cut it with a knife. And Judah, ever the fiery one, is ready to rumble. His anger flares. “The fire of Shechem burneth in my heart,” he declares, “now will I bur...

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