1,021 related texts · Page 23 of 114
See, Joseph, sent by his father Jacob, arrives in Shechem. Now, Shechem wasn't just any town. According to the legends, it was a place already steeped in bad vibes. Ginzberg, in hi...
We pick up the story after some tragic events, chronicled in Genesis 38. Tamar, already twice widowed to Judah's sons, finds herself in a difficult position. According to the laws ...
Judah, one of the sons of Jacob, walks right past her. Doesn't even give her a second glance. Imagine! But Tamar? She’s not about to let this opportunity slip away. She looks up to...
We often think of the eldest as holding a special place, but Jewish tradition sometimes flips that script in fascinating ways. Let's look at the tale of Ephraim and Manasseh, the s...
And sometimes, the stories we tell about those moments, those final farewells, reveal even more about the living than they do about the dead. Take, for instance, the story of Jacob...
The story of Asenath, found in Legends of the Jews, gives us a glimpse into just such an experience. Imagine this: An angel has just visited Asenath. Not just any visit, mind you. ...
We find one such vision in Ginzberg's monumental work, Legends of the Jews, a treasure trove of rabbinic and folk traditions. The passage takes us on a journey, a spiritual ascent ...
Prophecies and predictions have always held a certain allure, a glimpse behind the curtain of time. And in Jewish tradition, we have plenty of them. This particular prophecy, found...
That struggle is ancient, woven into the very fabric of our stories. And in those stories, we often find wisdom, guidance on how to navigate this messy thing called life. One recur...
