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The Torah gives us a powerful example in the story of Moses and Joshua. We find ourselves in the book of Numbers, Bamidbar, specifically chapter 27. God has commanded Moses to appo...
The Torah dedicates significant space to the idea of cities of refuge, places where someone who has accidentally killed another person can flee and find protection. But when exactl...
We find a passage that starts with the seemingly straightforward command to drive out "all the nations." But wait! The text immediately anticipates a potential misunderstanding. "A...
In fact, the Sifrei Devarim, a collection of early legal midrashim on the book of Deuteronomy, highlights this idea beautifully. It all starts with the verse in Numbers (Bamidbar 2...
We know him as Moses' successor, the one who led the Israelites into the Promised Land. But did you ever stop to consider the sheer scale of the battles he faced? Ben Sira, in his ...
The Sefer haYashar, or Book of Jasher, a collection of Jewish legends and lore, gives us a glimpse. Chapter 87 opens with a divine instruction. "At that time the Lord said to Moses...
The story continues, of course! And today, we're diving into Chapter 88 of the Book of Jasher to see what happened as the Israelites finally entered the Promised Land under the lea...
And in Chapter 89, we find just such a song, bursting with praise and recounting God's powerful deliverance. "Then spoke Joshua this song," the text begins, "on the day that the Lo...
According to Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, it all started with two distinct family lines: the descendants of Cain, known for their sinfulness, and the descendants of Seth, initi...
