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.

Trial of Korah and Moses

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That feeling isn’t new. to a story about Korah, a figure who challenged Moses and Aaron, found in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, which itself draws from various Midrashic s...

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Korah's Transgression of Moses

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That's the situation Korah and his followers found themselves in, and boy, were they vocal about it! Fueled by fiery rhetoric, Korah's band of rebels confronted Moses and Aaron, th...

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Moses's Transgression of Korah

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That’s kind of how Moses felt about Korah's rebellion. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Moses took Korah's transgression deeply to heart, fearing that afte...

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Moses at the Temple and Korah

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We're diving into a pivotal moment from the story of Korah, a fascinating and troubling tale of ambition, jealousy, and ultimately, divine justice. Remember, this all comes from Le...

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Moses's Transgression and Abiram

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The story of Korah's rebellion, found in the Book of Numbers, is one of the most dramatic and unsettling in the Torah, and the defiant words of Dathan and Abiram, two key figures i...

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Moses and Joseph

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He was dealing with a situation far beyond a simple disagreement. Two men, unnamed in this particular telling, had committed some transgression serious enough to warrant a confront...

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Trial of Moses and Korah

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After realizing his words were falling on deaf ears, Moses gave them a final, stark warning. He challenged Korah and his entire company: "Be thou and all thy company before the Lor...

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Moses: Korah and the Fires of Gehenna

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Reached the absolute limit of what you can do to help someone, and they just... won't listen? Well, Moses knew that feeling. And the story of Korach's rebellion really brings it ho...

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Moses's Transgression of Abiram

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We're talking about Moses, of course, and the infamous rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. These weren’t just any rebels; they were challenging Moses's leadership, his very aut...

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