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And Joseph made ready his chariot (Gen. 46:29). R. Yudan said in the name of R. Aibu: Two men were accorded more homage than any other men in all the world; they were Jethro and Ja...
Jewish mysticism suggests that sometimes, that feeling isn't just yours alone. The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a powerful interpretation of a seemingly simpl...
Turns out, even biblical figures weren't immune to buyer's remorse. Let's rewind a bit. We know the story of Joseph. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. But who exactly did ...
Ancient kings did too. And sometimes, they needed a little help deciphering them. Take Pharaoh, for example. He was troubled by dreams, unsettling visions that seemed to hold the f...
What would you do? The story of Moses' birth, as told in Exodus, is familiar, but the Legends of the Jews, as compiled by Louis Ginzberg, gives us a richer, more detailed picture. ...
Like the challenges in front of you are just... too big? Well, imagine being a spy sent into enemy territory, and the enemy is a trio of giants. That's the situation the Israelites...
We all know the story of the twelve spies sent by Moses to scout out the promised land. But did you know there was a real battle of wills between them, a clash that went beyond jus...
Our story today, drawn from Bamidbar Rabbah 20, a section of the classical Midrash, plunges us right into such a situation – a tale of Moabites, Midianites, a rising Israelite nati...
The Torah tells us that Moses, having fled Egypt after, well, that incident, was trying to settle into life in Midian. But trouble seemed to follow him. Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, a f...
