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Not just any giant, but the giant. The one with a bed... well, you won't believe it. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Og had this bed—fashioned out of ivor...
It's a story filled with nuance and, frankly, a little bit of surprise. These two nations, Moab and Ammon, were neighbors of the Israelites, descendants of Lot (Abraham's nephew) t...
Talk about pressure! The Israelites weren’t exactly waging war on Moab, but their very presence – a kind of “hostile, though not warlike, attitude” as Ginzberg phrases it in Legend...
Take Balaam, for example. He's one of those figures in Jewish tradition that just… fascinates. We find him in the Book of Numbers, a non-Israelite prophet hired to curse the Israel...
It’s a theme that echoes through so many stories, and it's definitely front and center in the tale of Balaam. You see, Balaam wasn't just some random guy. He was a powerful sorcere...
Let’s talk about Balaam and Balak, two figures from the Torah whose story is a masterclass in the art of near-misses and thwarted curses. The next morning, after their initial fail...
He's hired by Balak, a Moabite king, to curse the Israelites. Balak is terrified of them, seeing them as a threat. Balaam, knowing he can't really curse them if God doesn't allow i...
How a blessing can lift up, and a curse… well, you know. It's a question that dances at the heart of the story of Balaam, a figure who appears in the Torah, a non-Israelite prophet...
We're back with Balak and Balaam, remember them? Balak, the king of Moab, desperately trying to get Balaam to curse the Israelites? And Balaam, well, he keeps accidentally blessing...
