Parshat Shemot

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The Israelites' enslavement in Egypt, the birth of Moses, Moses at the burning bush, and God's call to liberate His people. Exodus 1:1-6:1.

Moses in Joseph's Time and Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:71

According to Ginzberg’s retelling in Legends of the Jews, when Moses approached Aaron with the news that God wanted him to be the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, Aaron wasn't exactly...

DemonsJosephMosesJob

Aaron in the Days of Moses and Sacrifice

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:72

The people of Israel are ready to begin their worship. Aaron, brother of Moses, is chosen to be the first High Priest. This is his moment! He should be filled with pride and joy. B...

MosesTemplePrayerHoly Land

Death of Aaron and Moses

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:82

The Torah tells us about such a moment in the life of Aaron, the High Priest, after the devastating death of his sons, Nadav and Avihu. Imagine the scene: Aaron’s sons, in their ze...

MosesJobTemplePrayer

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

Moses: Death of Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:85

Take, for instance, the story of Aaron, Moses, and Aaron’s surviving sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, after the tragic deaths of Nadab and Abihu. Remember Nadab and Abihu? They were cons...

JosephMosesTorahTemple

Aaron: Moses and the Origins of the World

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:110

It wasn't just a party. It was so much more. The Mishkan, or Tabernacle, was the portable sanctuary the Israelites carried through the desert after the Exodus. A physical represent...

CreationMosesTempleMessiah

Moses: Aaron and the Fires of Gehenna

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:117

Today, let's talk about Aaron, the High Priest, brother of Moses. We find ourselves at a somber moment: Aaron has just lost his two sons. A devastating blow. But something remarkab...

Hell/GehennaDemonsNoah & FloodMoses

Moses: Aaron and the Lawgiver

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:119

His sons, in a moment of unauthorized zeal, offered "alien fire" before the Lord and were consumed. A devastating blow. How could joy ever return? Yet, according to Legends of the ...

MosesTempleProphecyHoly Land

Covenant of Moses and Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:123

As recounted in Legends of the Jews, along with the instruction to illuminate the Mishkan (the Sanctuary), came another: to celebrate the Shabbat (Sabbath) by kindling lights. God'...

MosesTorahTempleProphecy