Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Trial of Reuben

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:74

Take, for example, the story of Joseph and his brothers. We know about the coat, the jealousy, the slavery in Egypt… but what about their lives outside of that central drama? Inter...

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Legend of Dinah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:76

We often hear about Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and the terrible events surrounding Shechem. But did you know that Simon, one of her brothers, had a son named Saul with a woman named...

Marriage of Zebulon

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:81

It's easy to get lost in the big stories, the sweeping narratives, but sometimes the most fascinating details are tucked away in the smaller, more intimate moments. Take Zebulon, f...

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Trial of Joseph of Potiphar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:115

The story of Joseph, as told in Genesis, is full of trials. Sold into slavery in Egypt, he rises through the ranks, only to face a temptation that could cost him everything. We all...

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Pharaoh's Vision and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:153

That’s where we find Pharaoh in the Joseph story. For two long years, Pharaoh was plagued by recurring dreams. Night after night, they visited him, only to vanish with the morning ...

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Pharaoh's Vision and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:154

Pharaoh, back in ancient Egypt, definitely knew that feeling. He had two dreams, back to back, that shook him to his core. And he knew—he just knew—that they weren't just random fi...

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Pharaoh's Vision of Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:155

That was Pharaoh's predicament, as told in Legends of the Jews. He summons all his wise men, his magicians, his interpreters of dreams. "Tell me," he demands, "what do these vision...

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Egypt: Pharaoh's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:159

Pharaoh had one of those. And it wasn't pretty. You know the story. Pharaoh's dream: Seven fat cows devoured by seven gaunt ones. Seven healthy ears of grain swallowed by seven wit...

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Pharaoh: Joseph and the Heavenly Realms

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:163

Take the story of Joseph, for example. You know, the one with the coat of many colors? We often focus on the coat, the brothers' jealousy, but there's so much more depth to unpack....

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