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He's been arguing with God, questioning his own abilities, and generally dragging his feet about returning to Egypt. But finally, finally, he relents. "Okay," he says, in essence, ...
The Torah tells us that Moses gathered the elders and performed miracles to prove his divine appointment. But according to the Legends of the Jews, as retold by Rabbi Louis Ginzber...
We know the broad strokes: they demanded freedom for the Israelites. But what about the nitty-gritty of that confrontation? What exactly did they say, and how did Pharaoh react? Th...
And the story of his confrontation with God, as told in Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg), is a masterclass in divine clapback. Pharaoh, the most powerful ruler on earth, puffed up wi...
Our tradition is full of stories about people grappling with the divine, sometimes even arguing with God! And those moments, those messy, human moments, often reveal profound truth...
The frogs were gone. Vanished! You'd think he'd be thanking his lucky stars. You'd think he’d be packing up the Israelites and sending them on their way with a "Godspeed!" But nope...
But he doesn’t do it alone. He speaks to the elders, the respected leaders of the tribes. These weren’t just figureheads, but individuals who held the trust and confidence of the p...
But there's a problem. A big one. Sacrifices, especially the Passover sacrifice, the korban Pesach, can only be eaten within the boundaries of the Holy Land. So, how could they pos...
You’d think they'd be throwing stones, not gifts. But the story, as it's told, is far more nuanced, and frankly, a little bit strange. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends ...
