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The Israelites, fresh from their miraculous escape from Egypt, faced just such a dilemma. Imagine the scene: the Red Sea has just crashed back down, swallowing Pharaoh's army whole...
They're complaining, as people do when they’re hungry and thirsty and unsure of what tomorrow holds. They should have been praying! But instead of getting angry, God, in a moment o...
The answer, of course, is manna. But the legends surrounding this heavenly food are even more astonishing than you might imagine. : feeding 600,000 people, plus their families, eve...
Can I really do this?" It's a universal struggle, and even Joshua, the future leader of Israel, felt it. Our story unfolds just after the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea, with t...
The battlefield was set, the armies were engaged, but the real battle, according to Legends of the Jews, wasn't on the ground at all. It was happening on a nearby height, where Mos...
Today, let's talk about Amalek. You might remember Amalek from the Bible – this was the nation that attacked the Israelites shortly after their miraculous Exodus from Egypt. It see...
The Jewish tradition is full of stories that explore these themes, and one particularly striking example revolves around the ever-present animosity toward the nation of Amalek. Why...
You remember Jethro. Moses' father-in-law? The Midianite priest who recognized the greatness of God even before the Israelites fully grasped it? Well, according to the legends, his...
The Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation of rabbinic stories and lore by Louis Ginzberg, offers a few compelling reasons. It all boils down to wisdom, foresight, and a ...
