Parshat Behar

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The sabbatical year, the jubilee year, laws of land ownership, and the prohibition against usury. Leviticus 25:1-26:2.

Moses Studies Torah and Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:45

According to Ginzberg's masterful retelling in Legends of the Jews, God wasn't just concerned with delivering the Torah to the Israelites. He was concerned with how it was delivere...

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Sinai: Giving of the Torah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:47

According to tradition, we’re talking about ten times total. And we’re not just talking about a quiet whisper in the wind. These are monumental, earth-shattering events. The text y...

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Jacob Among the Fathers and Anoki

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:49

According to some fascinating interpretations in Legends of the Jews, that opening wasn't just a statement of divine identity. It was a carefully chosen word, a linguistic bridge b...

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Hell and Its Gates of Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:53

We often picture it as a booming voice echoing across the desert, but the rabbinic tradition paints a far more intricate – and frankly, – picture. Imagine this: to truly drive home...

Hell/GehennaMosesJobTorah

The Ten Commandments and Sabbath

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:69

It’s like a vast, intricate tapestry, where seemingly disparate threads are woven together to create a breathtaking whole. Today, let's explore one such connection: the link betwee...

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Israelites: The Ten Commandments

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:75

You see, there’s a story about the moment the Israelites received the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Remember, they were initially in direct communication with GOD. And when they...

MosesTorahHoly Land

The Ten Commandments and Kemuel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:78

We often focus on the Ten Commandments themselves, but the experience rippled through the entire Israelite community in ways that are, well, almost unbelievable. According to Legen...

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Moses's Transgression and Hadarniel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:79

The story, as retold by Ginzberg in Legends of the Jews, introduces us to this angel, a being named Hadarniel. This angel, it's said, towers over his brethren, exceeding them by si...

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Moses and the Torah of Thou

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:88

We find Moses in a rather… argumentative mood. It all starts when Moses witnesses God writing the attribute of "long-suffering" – in Hebrew, erekh apayim – into the Torah. Now, ere...

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