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.

Death of Moses and Gabriel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:54

The stories surrounding Moses' death, as told in Jewish tradition, are nothing short of extraordinary. Imagine this: God, seeing that Moses was ready to depart from this world, tur...

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Birth of Moses and Samael

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:56

The ancient texts offer some pretty wild imagery. The Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation of rabbinic lore gathered by Louis Ginzberg, paints a vivid picture. It tells...

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Death of Mount Nebo and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:61

We know he ascended Mount Nebo, gazed upon the Promised Land he would never enter, and then… the Torah simply says he died. But Jewish tradition, never one to shy away from filling...

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Israelites: Giving of the Torah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:64

What happens to a leader when they die? Especially a leader like Moses? We know Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, received the Torah at Sinai, and guided them for forty years ...

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Teachings of Moses and Ebal

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:8

Can you feel their anticipation, their weariness, their unwavering faith? They arrive at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, twin peaks that would become the stage for a powerful ritual....

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Joshua's Journey and Gibeonites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:15

The Gibeonites were a Canaanite group who cleverly tricked Joshua into making a covenant with them. They knew the Israelites were conquering the land, and so they pretended to be t...

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Trial of Deborah and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:50

The Israelites certainly did, after the triumphant victory led by Deborah. The Legends of the Jews reminds us that the whole nation mourned Deborah for seventy long days, a testame...

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Phinehas Faces Judgment

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:76

Remember Micah? The guy who stole silver from his mother and then used it to make an idol (Judges 17)? Well, according to Legends of the Jews, the trouble didn’t stop there. The pe...

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Faith of Eli

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:14

The story of Eli and his sons in the Bible is a stark reminder. It's more than just a tale; it's a cautionary legend about leadership, faith, and consequences, retold and amplified...

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