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That's the picture the Letter of Aristeas paints for us, a glimpse into the lives of the 70 (or 72, depending on the tradition) Jewish scholars tasked with translating the Torah in...
Take hand-washing, for example. We do it all the time, but have you ever stopped to think about what it really means? The Letter of Aristeas gives us a glimpse into just that. This...
And at its heart lies a fascinating question: what happens when a sacred text meets a new culture? Our window into this world is the Letter of Aristeas, a text itself shrouded in a...
The Letter of Aristeas gives us a glimpse into that world, a world where messing with holy scripture wasn't just frowned upon, it could have… consequences. The Letter of Aristeas, ...
It’s about bridging worlds. And sometimes, it takes a king's ransom to make it happen. The Letter of Aristeas, an ancient text, gives us a peek behind the curtain of one of the mos...
We all know the story of the Maccabees, the brave Jewish warriors who fought against the oppressive decrees of the Seleucid king Antiochus. But what happened after they won? Well, ...
It's more than just latkes and dreidels. It's a story of courage, faith, and a miraculous victory against all odds. But where do we really get the details of that story? We all kno...
Jewish tradition understands that feeling. Deeply. And it offers a lifeline. It's a lifeline we find in unexpected places – like the apocryphal Prayer of Manasseh. This short, powe...
Sometimes, it's not as glorious as we imagine. The Book of Maccabees I opens with a scene far removed from the triumphant rededication of the Temple that we celebrate during Hanukk...
