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.

Kingdom of Bacchides

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 7:22

Bacchides, a Syrian general, having installed Alcimus in charge, heads back to the king. It seems like a moment of relative calm, but beneath the surface, things are far from peace...

Holy Land

Simon Maccabeus in Battle and Judea

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 14:37

That's the situation Simon Maccabeus faced. The story unfolds in the First Book of Maccabees, chapter 14. We're stepping back into a turbulent time for the Jewish people, a time of...

King DavidTempleHoly Land

Jacob's Journey and Benjamin

Book of Jasher Jasher 52

To recap, the brothers have already journeyed to Egypt to buy food during a brutal famine, encountering the powerful and mysterious Egyptian viceroy– who is secretly their long-los...

CreationHeavenNoah & FloodPatriarchs

Abraham: Joseph and Creation

Book of Jasher Jasher 54

Remember Joseph, the favored son sold into slavery in Egypt? He's now a powerful figure, and his brothers, unknowingly standing before him, are begging for the release of their you...

CreationNoah & FloodPatriarchsMatriarchs

Adonibezek's Legacy

Book of Jasher Jasher 91

We read about the conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua, but the story doesn't quite end there. The Book of Jasher, a non-canonical Jewish text that fills in some of the gaps in...

PatriarchsJosephHoly LandShabbat