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In the book of Bamidbar, also known as Numbers, we find a fascinating discussion about vows, and particularly, the power a father and husband have to either uphold them or, to use ...
Jewish tradition wrestles with this very human dilemma in fascinating ways, especially when it comes to vows made within a marriage. to a passage from Sifrei Bamidbar, a midrash (i...
Here, we're wrestling with Numbers 30:13, which states, "Her husband has annulled them." Sounds simple. But like so much in Jewish law, the devil's in the details! The question at ...
It starts with the rather simple phrase: "And of Naftali he said." Now, you might be thinking, "Okay, who’s Naftali and why should I care?" Good question! The text itself poses tha...
The Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories of Genesis and Exodus, gives us a peek into that moment. It’s like a family reunion, generations connecting...
We know so much about Jacob himself, and his twelve sons who would father the tribes of Israel. But what about their wives? The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ancient Jewish text ...
Have compassion on thyself, father, and on us and on all our house, for they have come against thee to slay thee and to destroy thy house." And Jacob girded his loins with strength...
Forget the sanitized Sunday school version for a moment. to a raw, unfiltered account from the Book of Jubilees. The Book of Jubilees, sometimes called Lesser Genesis, offers a det...
It’s a relentless chronicle of life and death, battles and betrayals. We're in Egypt, some seventy-nine years after Jacob and his family arrived. The years are marked by a somber r...
