Parshat Shemini

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The inauguration of the Tabernacle, the death of Nadab and Abihu, and the laws of kosher animals. Leviticus 9:1-11:47.

Targum Jonathan on Exodus 24

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Exodus 24

And Michael, the Prince of Wisdom, said to Mosheh on the seventh day of the month, Come up before the Lord, thou and Aharon, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, a...

Targum Jonathan on Exodus 28

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Exodus 28

And thou, bring near to thee Aharon thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, to minister before Me: Aharon, Nadab, and Abihu, Elazar and Ithamar, the sons...

Midrash Tanchuma, Achrei Mot 6

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Tanchuma, Achrei Mot 6

(Lev. 16:1:) “After the death of Aaron's two sons.” It was taught in a baraita in the name of R. Eliezer:37In y‘Eruv. 6:1 (31c); yGit. 1:2 (39c); ‘Eruv. 63b. Nadab and Abihu died o...

Abraham Views Earth And Heaven

Ginzberg Vol. 1

According to Legends of the Jews, that's precisely what happened to Abraham. The story goes that the archangel Michael, under divine command, took Abraham on a whirlwind tour high ...

CreationAngelsHeavenHell/Gehenna

Trial of Job

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:13

The one of immense suffering. But before the trials, before the boils and the agonizing questions, Job was a leader. A judge. And according to the legends, he knew how to wield pow...

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Death of Aaron of Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:83

His sons, Nadav and Avihu, have died. The Torah tells us they offered "strange fire" before the Lord (Leviticus 10:1-2) and were consumed. Can you picture the anguish? The disbelie...

MosesTorahTempleWisdom

Trial of Joseph and Manasseh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:99

And when we look at the story of Joseph, the biblical hero, we find a fascinating answer. Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt, faces temptation at every turn. But he remains steadfa...

PatriarchsJosephTorahTemple

Solomon Faces Judgment

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:54

Fire that blazes with purpose, either as a sign of God's favor or His… well, let's just say, His displeasure. Fire is powerful, transformative. It can create and destroy. And in Je...

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Trial of Moses and the Wilderness

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:61

We often picture Moses as this towering figure, the man who spoke to God face-to-face and led an entire nation to freedom. But even the greatest leaders have moments of profound vu...

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