Not One Egyptian Soldier Survived the Sea

Mekhilta DeRabbi YishmaelWhen the Holy One Exiled IsraelThe Holy One Blessed be He heals all who enter the world, viz. (Exodus 15:26) "for I am the L–rd who heals you", (Jeremiah 17:14) "Heal me, O L–rd, and I will b

Hebraic Literature (1901)The Blood That Would Not Stop Boiling in JerusalemFor seven years after the destruction of the First Temple, the Sages say, the nations of the world cultivated their vineyards with no other manure than the bloo

The Exempla of the Rabbis (1924)Thirteen Years in a Cave with a Carob TreeWhen Rome decreed death for Jews who taught Torah, Rabbi Shimon ben Yohai and his son fled into a cave. They stayed there thirteen years. A carob tree sprang up

Hebraic Literature (1901)Nebuchadnezzar's Three Arrows All Pointed to JerusalemBefore he launched his final assault on Judah, Nebuchadnezzar paused to consult the omens. He was a king of his age, and the practice of his age was belomancy,

Hebraic Literature (1901)Jeremiah Tells the Captives Why Jerusalem FellThe midrashic retelling of the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE preserves an image that belongs to nightmares. The high priest stood in the burning co

Hebraic Literature (1901)The Seven Wicked Kings Who Sealed Israel's ExileThe sages taught that the Land of Israel was not destroyed until seven royal courts had turned to idolatry. They counted them by name: Jeroboam son of Nebat, Ba

Not One Egyptian Soldier Survived the Sea

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