Parshat Devarim

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Moses's farewell address begins with a review of the journey from Sinai, the appointment of judges, and the scouts' mission. Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22.

Noah's Ark

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:38

The sky, once a comforting blue, now a swirling canvas of grey, pregnant with a deluge unlike anything humanity had ever witnessed. The first drops fall, fat and heavy, then a torr...

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The Great Flood and Falsehood

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:46

We all know the story: the flood, the animals two-by-two, a new beginning. But what about the creatures that almost didn't make it? Or the ones that hitched a ride in the most unex...

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Abraham's Journey

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:20

That feeling, that fleeting nature of time, echoes in a powerful story about Abraham from Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. Imagine this: Abraham, not yet the patriarch we know, but ...

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Kingdom of Abraham and Nimrod

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:31

It was more than just a theological debate; it was a showdown of epic proportions. As Abraham's voice rang out, something incredible happened. According to Ginzberg's retelling in ...

PatriarchsSoul

Abraham and Creation of Terah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:74

The scene, as described in Legends of the Jews, is charged with tension. Abraham's father, a maker and seller of idols, is steeped in tradition. But Abraham, well, Abraham is havin...

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Abraham's Transgression and Haran

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:87

But what made him so special, so blessed? to a fascinating look at his journey from Haran to Canaan, and the promises that accompanied him. The story goes that Abraham left his fat...

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Lot Among the Fathers and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:181

The story of Lot is a fascinating example. We know him best, perhaps, for his narrow escape from the fiery destruction of Sodom. But did you know that his salvation wasn't just a s...

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Kingdom of Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:194

And imagine the joke being about your future descendants! That’s precisely what happened at a feast hosted by none other than Abraham himself, as recounted in Ginzberg’s Legends of...

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Abraham in Battle and Isaac

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:233

We often focus on Abraham's unwavering faith, but what about Isaac? What was going through his mind as he walked alongside his father toward that fateful mountain? The biblical tex...

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