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.

Death of Jacob and Bilhah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:51

It wasn't just the loss of one loved one; it was a cascade of sorrow that threatened to overwhelm him completely. The news of his son Joseph's supposed death – a deception, as we k...

PatriarchsMatriarchsJosephRepentance

Death of Jacob of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:52

That’s the kind of agony Jacob, also known as Israel, was experiencing after hearing of the supposed death of his beloved son, Joseph. The news, as you can imagine, hit him like a ...

Patriarchs

Jacob's Journey and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:53

The Torah tells us of Jacob's deep love for Joseph, a love that perhaps bordered on favoritism. So, picture Jacob, now alone, consumed by grief. The text says that while his sons w...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:54

Take, for instance, the story of Jacob mourning the loss of his beloved son, Joseph. We all know the story. Joseph's brothers, driven by jealousy, sell him into slavery and then pr...

PatriarchsJosephSoul

Joseph: Death of Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:55

Jewish tradition understands this deeply, acknowledging that while time can heal the wound of death, the absence of someone vanished, someone still living, leaves a different kind ...

PatriarchsJosephTorah

Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:56

It’s a story brimming with jealousy, deception, and ultimately, reconciliation. But tucked within the familiar narrative is a curious detail about why Jacob, Joseph’s father, remai...

PatriarchsJosephProphecyMysticism

Joseph: Jacob and the Ark

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:57

Can you imagine being the last to know? The very last? And about something so monumental, so life-altering? That was Jacob. Everyone else in his close family knew that Joseph was a...

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Death of Jacob and Gehenna

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:59

It wasn't just the unbearable pain of losing a child. Jacob's situation was, as these stories often are, layered with complexities, with promises and spiritual anxieties. See, Jaco...

Noah & FloodPatriarchsJosephTorah

Death of Judah and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:62

That feeling… it's a heavy one. And it's something Judah, one of Jacob's sons, knew all too well. See, Jacob was utterly devastated by the supposed death of his beloved son, Joseph...

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