Parshat Noach

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The story of Noah and the great flood, the ark, the covenant of the rainbow, the Tower of Babel, and the generations from Noah to Abraham. Genesis 6:9-11:32.

Abraham in Battle and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:322

Ginzberg, in Legends of the Jews, presents a fascinating, almost unsettling, answer. You see, when the time for redemption drew near, fulfilling the promise to Abraham, there was a...

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Manna from Heaven and Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:101

The story goes that God, wanting to leave a lasting reminder of His power for generations to come, instructed Moses to place a jar of manna—that miraculous food that sustained the ...

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Manna from Heaven of Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:103

It’s a question that’s haunted Jewish tradition for centuries, and the answers are woven into some truly amazing stories. Legend tells us that when King Josiah knew the Temple was ...

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Amalek in Battle and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:120

The ancient Israelites, fresh out of Egypt, thought they had that… but then Amalek came along. The story of Amalek is more than just a battle; it's a clash between faith and doubt,...

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Birth of Jethro

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:137

Sometimes, it's not those who’ve lived with the miraculous all their lives, but rather a newcomer, a convert, who can see it most clearly. Our story begins with Jethro, the father-...

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The Golden Calf and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:115

But Moses, Moshe Rabbenu, our teacher, wasn't about to give up on them. For forty days and forty nights—that's right, another forty-day stretch in the Bible—from the 18th of Tammuz...

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The Golden Calf and the Covenant

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:124

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....

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The Golden Calf and Temple

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:12

We all know the stories of its power, its presence in the Tabernacle, and later, its prominent place in Solomon’s Temple. But what happened after that first Temple fell? Well, acco...

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Righteousness of Adam and Levi

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:21

It's more than just coincidence, my friends. It’s practically woven into the fabric of our sacred stories! : Why Levi? Why was the tribe of Levi, the priestly tribe, chosen for suc...

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