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.

Rod and Serpent of Abihu

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:80

And Jewish tradition, with its rich tapestry of stories, doesn't shy away from tackling it head-on. Take the story of Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, the High Priest. We encounter ...

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Death of Aaron and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:82

The Torah tells us about such a moment in the life of Aaron, the High Priest, after the devastating death of his sons, Nadav and Avihu. Imagine the scene: Aaron’s sons, in their ze...

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Moses: Death of Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:85

Take, for instance, the story of Aaron, Moses, and Aaron’s surviving sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, after the tragic deaths of Nadab and Abihu. Remember Nadab and Abihu? They were cons...

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Moses and Creation of Tabernacle

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:87

The princes of the tribes in the story of building the Mishkan (Tabernacle) knew that feeling all too well. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, when Moses cal...

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Nahshon and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:89

The princes of the tribes of Israel certainly felt that way when it came time to dedicate the Mishkan (Tabernacle). According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, these ...

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Issachar in Heaven

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:93

It’s not always as simple as it seems. Take the dedication offerings in the desert, for example. Imagine the scene: the Tabernacle is complete, the tribes are eager to present thei...

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Joseph Faces Judgment and Reuben

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:95

Take the story of the offerings brought by the tribes of Israel in the desert. Each tribe, a unique thread in the tapestry of the nation, brought their own special gifts to the Mis...

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Ephraim's Offering

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:98

Take the tribe of Ephraim, for example. Did you know they were granted a unique honor? The Torah tells us, and the sages elaborate, that God allowed the prince of Ephraim to make h...

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Peor at the Temple

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:106

It’s easy to see them as just… well, sacrifices. But in the Jewish mystical tradition, everything has deeper significance, a symbolic echo connecting the earthly and the divine. Th...

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