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You remember the story. Moses sends twelve spies, one from each tribe, to check out the land God promised them. When they return, ten of them are terrified. Giants! Fortified citie...
It's all about second chances, missed opportunities, and the consequences of not truly listening. So, the Israelites, fresh off the heels of the whole spy debacle—you know, the one...
In Jewish tradition, the battles against Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, loom incredibly large. The sages even equated these triumphs to the monumental victory over Pharao...
He's approaching the end of his life, and God is telling him it's time to name a successor. But it’s not as simple as just picking someone from his own family. As we read in Legend...
Even after the setback at Ai, the Israelites were a force to be reckoned with, inspiring dread in the hearts of the Canaanite peoples. And that's where the story of the Gibeonites ...
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...
The Israelite army, led by Joshua, is locked in a fierce struggle. It’s Friday, and the weight of the approaching Shabbat, the Sabbath, hangs heavy in the air. Joshua knows that fo...
We often focus on the initial victories, but the story doesn't end there. According to tradition, the battles raged on, and Joshua's leadership was tested in ways you might not exp...
The story, as recounted in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, tells us that this ominous message arrived right before Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, a time meant for celebration and rej...
