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Not just for a little while, but potentially… forever. What would you do? How far would your trust in the divine stretch? That’s the kind of situation Abraham faced, according to P...
And while there are many answers, one particularly intriguing idea comes from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a fascinating early medieval text that delves into biblical narratives and Jew...
The scene: Jacob is on his deathbed. He summons his beloved son, Joseph. This isn't just a goodbye; it's a moment of profound importance. Jacob says, "O my son! Swear to me by the ...
We often read the stories of the Torah, of the Hebrew Bible, as one continuous flow, but sometimes pausing to consider when things happened adds a whole new layer of meaning. Take ...
That feeling, that very human emotion, is at the heart of our story today, straight from the Book of Jubilees. We’re talking about Jacob. Remember Jacob? He of the ladder dream and...
Let’s talk about Leah. We often hear about Rachel, Jacob's great love. But what about her sister, Leah? The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that retells and expands upon t...
to a little story from the Book of Tobit that might just offer a glimpse. Our hero, Tobiyyah, has just married Sarah, a woman who, shall we say, had a complicated dating history. S...
While not part of the accepted biblical canon, Jasher (meaning "Upright" or "Correct Record") offers a fascinating, if sometimes embellished, account of biblical events. And Chapte...
It turns out, the story continues in some fascinating, and sometimes surprising, ways. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Rebekah first saw Isaac returning f...
