Parshat Matot

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Laws of vows, the war against Midian, and the settlement of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh east of the Jordan. Numbers 30:2-32:42.

The Ten Plagues and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:30

It wasn't just any ordinary stick. Oh no, this was the rod! The story goes that this rod was no mere piece of wood. It was created at the very beginning of the world itself! Imagin...

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Benjamin in Zion

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:34

The Israelites, after witnessing incredible plagues and finally being released from Pharaoh's grip, found themselves trapped between the sea and the pursuing Egyptian army. Talk ab...

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Splitting of the Sea and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:36

But for the Israelites fleeing Egypt, this wasn't fiction – it was reality, or at least, that's how the legends tell it. The moment God saw His people struggling, caught between th...

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Moses and Joseph of Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:73

You might think it was all singing and dancing and unwavering faith. But the truth? Well, let's just say the Israelites weren't exactly model citizens. According to Legends of the ...

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Elim Among the Mothers

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:85

It all started in a place called Elim. : when the world was first formed, the Almighty set up twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees there. Why those numbers? Well, they corr...

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Amalek in the Holy Land

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:125

But beneath the surface of the biblical narrative, the aggadah – the Jewish tradition of storytelling and interpretation – reveals a deeper, almost mystical struggle. It wasn't jus...

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Joshua's Prayer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:126

The battlefield was set, the armies were engaged, but the real battle, according to Legends of the Jews, wasn't on the ground at all. It was happening on a nearby height, where Mos...

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Jethro: Aaron in the Days of Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:140

The air is thick with the aroma of roasting meat, the sounds of laughter and song echoing through the desert. The Israelites, newly freed from slavery in Egypt, are gathered togeth...

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Wisdom of Jethro

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:12

Today, let's talk about the descendants of Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law. You know, Jethro, the Midianite priest who gave Moses refuge and wise counsel. What happened to his family ...

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