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Her story takes a dramatic turn in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, and it involves treachery, divine intervention, and a whole lot of pebbles! Imagine this: Asenath, surroun...
As Joseph lay on his deathbed, he made his brethren swear a solemn oath. He didn't just ask it of them, but instructed them to have their sons swear it too: when God would finally ...
The Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg recounts this scene, drawing from various rabbinic sources. Zebulon, at the ripe old age of 114 – two years after Joseph's death – calls his son...
According to Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, it was the one hundred and thirtieth year after the Israelites arrived in Egypt. Pharaoh, uneasy in his power, had a distur...
The story of the Israelite enslavement in Egypt is one of those. It's a stark reminder of human cruelty, but also a testament to resilience and faith. And at the heart of it is a t...
We know him as the ultimate liberator, the lawgiver, the one who spoke to God face to face. But there's a fascinating story, tucked away in Jewish legend, about Moses the King of E...
It’s easy to see them as just random acts of divine power, but Jewish tradition teaches us there’s so much more going on. It's not just about punishment, it's about midah k'neged m...
Plagues, parting of the Red Sea, freedom! But the details…they’re wild. Imagine the scene: the Egyptians, fresh from the devastation of the tenth plague, practically shoving the Is...
It’s not your average velvet-rope situation. This one involves angels, mystical ascents, and some serious spiritual prerequisites. We're diving into the world of the Merkabah, the ...
