The Sabbath as a Sign Between God's Word and Israel

Hebraic Literature (1901)The Three Reasons the Righteous Were Rich Across the CenturiesSomeone once came to Rabbi Ishmael, the son of Joshua, with a question that must have been asked in every generation: how did the wealthy of the land of Israel

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on GenesisThe Eighth Day and the Inclusive Reach of the CovenantThe eighth day is the answer to a careful question: how soon can a newborn be brought under the covenant? Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Genesis 17:12) settles the

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusPreparing the Sabbath Table by Eruv and Double PortionTargum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Exodus 16:5) reads the Sabbath instructions for the manna as a halakhic footnote to the whole story: And on the sixth day they shall

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusFour Cubits and Two Thousand - The First Sabbath BoundariesTargum Pseudo-Jonathan on (Exodus 16:29) transforms a short Hebrew verse into the founding document of the Sabbath's geography: Behold, because I have given you

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusSabbath Rest Extends to Servants, Daughters, and SojournersThe Targum Pseudo-Jonathan renders the Sabbath commandment with a widening circle. "But the seventh day is for rest and quietude before the Lord your God: you s

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on ExodusThe Hebrew Servant Sold for Theft Goes Free in the Seventh YearThe Targum Pseudo-Jonathan opens the civil law section of Exodus with an astonishing clarification. "If thou shalt have bought a son of Israel, on account of hi

The Sabbath as a Sign Between God's Word and Israel

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