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We often think of grand armies and sweeping laws, but sometimes, the most terrifying acts are the most insidious. Think about Pharaoh. He wasn't just content with enslaving the Isr...
We often think about the plagues as pure punishment, but the tradition reveals a more nuanced picture. The fourth plague, hail, is a great example. : God, in His fury, is about to ...
But according to tradition, getting the coffin out of Egypt in the first place was a whole adventure in itself. See, according to Legends of the Jews, retold by Louis Ginzberg, Egy...
We all know the story of the Exodus, but sometimes the details – the sheer scale of what happened – can get lost in the familiar narrative. Let's dive a little deeper, shall we? Th...
We know the biblical account, but what about the legends, the stories whispered in hushed tones across generations? Well, according to those whispers, Pharaoh never truly died. Ima...
The Book of Job certainly seems to think so. "For He pays a person for his action," it says (Job 34:11). And the Rabbis in Bereshit Rabbah, that magnificent collection of rabbinic ...
He says, "Woe unto us from the Day of Judgment; woe unto us from the day of rebuke!" It's a powerful statement, isn't it? He uses Joseph as an example. : Joseph, a man of flesh and...
It’s about who gets to be part of the legal process, and it starts with the words "between a man." Now, that seems straightforward. But the rabbis, bless their inquisitive souls, i...
In Jewish law, they absolutely do. Take the ma'aser behemah, the tithe of animals. It's not just about giving a tenth of your livestock; it's about whose livestock and how you got ...
