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The Torah is full of moments like that, and the story of Abraham and Abimelech is a perfect example. Before Abraham finalized his covenant with Abimelech, king of the Philistines, ...
Our story begins with messengers. The messengers of Agnias, to be precise, hurrying back from Kittim (often associated with Cyprus or sometimes Rome) with good news. They carry the...
A tale of loyalty, promise, and righteous living. You see, before he passed, Joseph made his brothers promise to carry his bones with them when they finally left Egypt. A pretty bi...
There's a powerful, almost prophetic passage preserved in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, a collection that draws together centuries of stories and interpretations. It speaks of a ...
Turns out, according to some pretty amazing stories, it wasn't as simple as just saying "yes." Before that earth-shattering covenant, before the words were etched in stone, Moses, ...
But Jewish tradition offers a powerful and beautiful answer, rooted in a story about Moses himself. Imagine Moses, standing before God after the devastating sin of the Golden Calf....
Build the Tabernacle first, and then create the Ark of the Covenant, the special chest to house the Torah. Makes sense. But then came Bezalel, the master craftsman, with a differen...
As recounted in Legends of the Jews, along with the instruction to illuminate the Mishkan (the Sanctuary), came another: to celebrate the Shabbat (Sabbath) by kindling lights. God'...
Scope out the land, see what's what. But it goes so terribly wrong. According to Legends of the Jews, it's not just about the spies' report itself, but about the very desire to sen...
