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Remember Pekah? He was the king who, well, didn’t exactly get to savor his victories. Because right after he came to power, the king of Assyria swooped in and, as Ginzberg tells us...
After his little "expedition" into Palestinian territory, he swaggered back to Babylonia, the ancient texts tell us, to a hero's welcome. Huge celebrations, the whole shebang. And ...
Take the story of Jeremiah, one of the major prophets in the Hebrew Bible. His life was a constant battle against not just external enemies, but also deeply rooted personal animosi...
That's the situation facing the Jewish people after the destruction of the First Temple. But even in the depths of despair, hope flickers. And sometimes, it arrives on the wings of...
One figure who lived through this unimaginable time was Baruch, the loyal scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah. The Talmud tells us that Baruch ben Neriah was not just a sc...
Take, for example, the story of Barozak. Not far from the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel, legend tells us, lay the less-known grave of Barozak. Now, Barozak wasn't a prophet himself, ...
It's more than you might think. Imagine the scene: After decades in exile, a weary but hopeful band of Jews finally returns to Jerusalem. Among them are three figures of immense im...
It wasn’t just about bricks and mortar; it was about the very soul of the Jewish people. Ezra held two burning desires in his heart. First, to safeguard the purity – both literal a...
We know he was instrumental in re-establishing the Torah and Jewish practice. But how did his story end? According to the Legends of the Jews, compiled by Louis Ginzberg, Ezra didn...
