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Take the story of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and the destruction of Sodom. We all know the story. God, disgusted by the wickedness of Sodom and Gomorrah, decides to destroy them. But A...
Jewish tradition is full of instances where the "when" is just as important as the "what." Take the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. We all know the story of the wic...
Abraham, our ancestor Abraham, did just that. Think back to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. A harrowing tale. We read in the Torah about Abraham pleading with God to spare the cit...
These figures offer drastically different perspectives on divine justice. Think about Abraham's plea regarding the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. He challenges God, saying, "Th...
That's the situation Moses found himself in, according to some fascinating threads in Jewish legend. The story goes that even the angels themselves were taken aback. They came to G...
He is the ultimate power in Egypt, and he is absolutely convinced of his own divinity. So, when Moses and Aaron come to him with their message – "Let my people go, that they may se...
You've got the Red Sea in front of you, Pharaoh's army closing in behind, and the unforgiving desert on either side. Talk about a rock and a hard place. Desperate doesn’t even begi...
The story of the Exodus is, of course, a cornerstone of Jewish history and faith. But have you ever really considered the sheer, almost overwhelming, power God wielded in that mome...
In Jewish tradition, even the placement of the tribes in the desert wasn’t random. It was divinely ordained, each position reflecting a unique characteristic and purpose. God, spea...
