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Specifically, Tikkunei Zohar 121 calls out to the very foundations of our faith, the patriarchs themselves. "Rise O Patriarchs, Masters of the Covenant!" the text implores. It's an...
The Torah portion of Noah certainly gives us food for thought on that subject. It's a story of survival, new beginnings...and a rather unfortunate curse. We all know the tale: the ...
It’s a terrifying place to be. But sometimes, in those moments of absolute solitude, something miraculous can happen. Let's turn to the tale of Abraham, long before he was the Abra...
That's exactly what happened in the story of Abraham's birth. According to Legends of the Jews, Terah, Abraham’s father, married Emtelai, the daughter of Karnabo. A simple enough b...
It all starts with Terah, Abraham's father. He marries Abraham's mother, and soon enough, she’s pregnant. But something’s… off. After just three months, she looks like she's about ...
No parents, no comfort, just the cold, hard stone and the echoing silence. Abraham, left to fend for himself. According to Legends of the Jews, he began to wail, as any infant woul...
It wasn't exactly smooth sailing, especially when it came to his own family. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Abraham actually encountered his parents in B...
This is one of those. It starts with an old woman, unnamed in the texts, but strong as iron. Word of her devotion to a God other than King Nimrod reached the king’s ears, and, well...
The story of Abraham, and his fiery trial, certainly makes you wonder. It all begins with his father, Terah, a man who, according to Legends of the Jews, could read the heavens. Te...
