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The Israelites, fresh from their miraculous escape from Egypt, certainly had. They were wandering in the desert, sustained by manna, that miraculous bread from heaven. It was nouri...
It wasn't just any well; it was a spring that traveled with them! Imagine that – a constant source of fresh water, appearing wherever they camped. The water that flowed wasn't just...
According to the Legends of the Jews, a masterful compilation of rabbinic lore gathered by Louis Ginzberg, life in the desert wasn't just hardship. It was also a testament to divin...
Why "My Miracle?" Midrash tells us it’s because the miracle God wrought against Amalek wasn't just for Israel, but, in a way, for God too. The Sages explain that as long as the Isr...
The story of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, offers a fascinating glimpse. Jethro, who according to the tradition, excelled all other converts in his love for the Torah, wasn’t just ...
There you are, wandering in the desert, sustained by food that literally falls from the sky. And yet…you grumble. You whine. You say, "Ugh, not manna again!" It sounds almost unbel...
The ancient Israelites did something similar with manna, that miraculous food from heaven. As the story goes, they sang a song not to the manna, but to the well that accompanied th...
It's a powerful image, isn't it? A promise from God, as recounted in Legends of the Jews, that "Thou that didst lead My children in this world, shalt also lead them in the future w...
The story of Joshua and the Gibeonites is a powerful lesson in just that. You see, Joshua, successor to Moses, found himself in a bit of a quandary. He'd made an alliance with the ...
