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And while the Torah gives us hints, it's in the later Jewish traditions, the stories whispered from generation to generation, that we really start to get a sense of just how wild t...
That’s essentially Noah's predicament in the lead-up to the Flood. According to Legends of the Jews, even after God decided, with a heavy heart, that the world had become too corru...
But not just any book. According to Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, this was a sapphire book, encased in gold! Think of the bling! More im...
The sheer chaos! It’s a story that’s been told and retold for generations, and while we often picture Noah rounding up creatures two-by-two, the Jewish tradition offers some fascin...
The sky, once a comforting blue, now a swirling canvas of grey, pregnant with a deluge unlike anything humanity had ever witnessed. The first drops fall, fat and heavy, then a torr...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, even as the world was collapsing around them, some people doubled down on their wickedness. Can you imagine? As the water ...
We often picture him building, gathering animals, maybe arguing with his neighbors. But what about his personal life? It turns out, there's a story there, too, a very human story o...
It wasn't just about finding a male and female of each species. According to tradition, moral character played a surprising role. The entire world was drowning in wickedness. Noah ...
The Bible itself gives us some clues, but the full picture? It's painted in vibrant detail in the Legends of the Jews, Louis Ginzberg's masterful compilation of rabbinic lore. So, ...
