Parshat Lech Lecha

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God calls Abraham to leave his homeland for Canaan. Covers Abraham and Sarah in Egypt, the separation from Lot, the war of the kings, and the covenant between the pieces. Genesis 12:1-17:27.

Kingdom of Moses of Aaron

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That feeling, that impossible tension, isn’t new. The Israelites felt it acutely during their enslavement in Egypt, and their frustration boiled over in a truly heartbreaking way. ...

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Aaron: Moses and Redemption

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:259

We often picture Moses and Aaron striding confidently into Pharaoh's court, ready to unleash divine power. But according to tradition, there was a crucial pep talk from God Himself...

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The Ten Plagues and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:266

It's not just about raw power, but about a precise, almost artistic, reckoning. The Egyptians enslaved the Israelites, forcing them to build their cities, to serve their every whim...

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Sages Tell a Story and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:272

It wasn't just random chaos raining down, oh no. Jewish tradition paints a picture of divine justice, a kind of cosmic quid pro quo. What had the Egyptians been doing to the Israel...

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Moses Before the Altar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:303

You offer a compromise, they seem to agree, and then, bam! Back to square one. That's Pharaoh in a nutshell. We're diving back into the Exodus story, specifically that tense back-a...

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Blessing of the Land and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:325

It wasn't just about packing bags and sneaking away in the night. It was a direct confrontation with the gods of Egypt. For generations, they had lived under the yoke of the Pharao...

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Moses and the Dreamer of Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:331

But there's a problem. A big one. Sacrifices, especially the Passover sacrifice, the korban Pesach, can only be eaten within the boundaries of the Holy Land. So, how could they pos...

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Joseph the Dreamer and the Firstborn

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:332

We often think of it as simply the death of the firstborn sons, but the scope, according to some fascinating interpretations in our tradition, was far, far wider. Pharaoh, blinded ...

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Pharaoh: Moses and the Dreamer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:338

We read about the plagues, the drama, the escape... but what about the quieter moments? What about the conversations that might have happened just before the dawn broke and freedom...

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