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.

Hanukkah and the King

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 2:17

It’s a whirlwind of battles, faith, and political intrigue, all centered around the Maccabean revolt. But tucked away in the midst of all that action, there's a quiet moment that s...

King David

Maccabean Martyrdom and Cyrenean

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 2:29

That feeling is exactly what the author of 2 Maccabees understood. He recognized that the existing accounts of the Maccabean revolt – that pivotal moment in Jewish history – were, ...

Faith Under Fire

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 2:33

It’s not exactly scripture in the way, say, the Torah is. But it's a crucial historical text, giving us a glimpse into the turbulent times of the Maccabean revolt. And right there,...

Dreams of Joseph

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 7:5

The Second Book of Maccabees, part of the Apocrypha, gives us a truly harrowing, yet ultimately inspiring, story of devotion in the face of unimaginable cruelty. It's a story that'...

Joseph

Mission of Moses and Fear

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 7:8

We find ourselves amidst the brutal reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a time when Jewish traditions were outlawed and the Temple in Jerusalem was desecrated. It was a dark, terrifyi...

MosesShabbat

Eve in Heaven and Hannah

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 7:12

The Second Book of Maccabees tells a harrowing, yet inspiring, story of faith and resistance. It recounts the persecution of Jews under the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a Seleuc...

HeavenTorahSoul

Throne of David

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 7:17

It all revolves around the story of a mother and her seven sons, who faced unimaginable torment at the hands of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. He was determined to force them to aban...

King David

Maccabean Martyrdom

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 7:22

This passage plunges us into the heart of a brutal persecution. We’re in the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a Seleucid king who sought to Hellenize Judea, suppressing Jewish relig...

Second Book of Maccabees

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees II 10:9

The story of the Maccabees, as told in the Second Book of Maccabees, wrestles with that feeling—that plea for divine mercy even when we know we've messed up. Chapter 10 opens with ...