Parshat Shelach

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The twelve spies sent to Canaan, the people's rebellion, God's decree of forty years of wandering, and the laws of tzitzit. Numbers 13:1-15:41.

Teachings of Joshua

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:17

The story of Joshua and the Gibeonites is a powerful lesson in just that. You see, Joshua, successor to Moses, found himself in a bit of a quandary. He'd made an alliance with the ...

MosesMiracles

Joshua in Battle

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:18

The Israelite army, led by Joshua, is locked in a fierce struggle. It’s Friday, and the weight of the approaching Shabbat, the Sabbath, hangs heavy in the air. Joshua knows that fo...

CreationHeavenPatriarchsJoseph

Joshua in Battle and Eleazar

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:49

It wasn't just a matter of drawing lines on a map. It was, according to tradition, a divinely orchestrated process, a fascinating blend of the practical and the miraculous. After s...

Soul

Covenant of Joshua and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:50

Even way back when Joshua was dividing up the land, right after the Israelites entered the Promised Land, there were concerns about balancing individual rights with the needs of th...

Death

Death of Joshua and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:53

After 28 years of leading them through war and peace, Joshua, the successor to Moses, passed away. According to Legends of the Jews, a monumental work compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzb...

Hell/GehennaMiraclesDeath

Elijah in Battle and Joshua

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:42

That’s the kind of world the prophet Elijah inhabited, and it profoundly shaped his interactions with the Jewish sages of his time. Elijah, a towering figure in Jewish tradition, w...

PatriarchsElijahTorah

Elijah Ascends to Heaven and Joshua

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:67

It happens to the best of us, and even to some of the greatest Rabbis in Jewish lore. Take the story of Rabbi Joshua, for example. We all know the prophet Elijah. The one who ascen...

HeavenElijah

Joshua: Elijah and Creation

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:69

It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for millennia, and Jewish tradition grapples with it head-on. We find one fascinating perspective in the stories surrounding the prophet Eli...

CreationHeavenElijahJob

Covenant of Zedekiah and Jeremiah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 10:9

Even though he messed up big time by breaking his oath, he was, at heart, a good and just ruler. So good, in fact, that God almost changed His mind about punishing the wicked gener...

Hell/GehennaElijahProphecyHoly Land