Parshat Shoftim

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Laws of judges and officers, the king, the Levitical priests, true and false prophets, cities of refuge, and warfare. Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.

Kingdom of Haman

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:220

King Ahasuerus, still clueless about Haman's true intentions, decrees, "The man who saved the life of the king deserves to have his name put on the coin of the realm. Nevertheless,...

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Haman: Kingdom of Mordecai

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:221

We all know the story of Mordecai and Haman. Haman, the villainous advisor to the king, plots to annihilate the Jews, and Mordecai, the righteous leader, stands in his way. In Lege...

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Kingdom of Mordecai of Esther

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:224

We all know the story: Haman, the wicked advisor to King Ahasuerus, plots to annihilate all the Jews in Persia. But thanks to Esther, the Jewish queen, and her wise cousin Mordecai...

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Haman: Kingdom of Esther

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:230

The scene is set: a lavish banquet, King Ahasuerus at the head of the table, and the villainous Haman anxiously present. According to Legends of the Jews, even as everyone’s eating...

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Kingdom of Haman and Esther

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:232

Esther’s carefully laid trap is working. He's practically begging her to name Haman as the villain. "Just say the word, Esther," he's thinking, "and heads will roll!" But it's not ...

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Proverbs of the King

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Mishlei 1:2

The ancient wisdom tradition has something to say about it. to Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Proverbs, that jewel of wisdom literature. We're l...

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Kingdom of Solomon and Avot

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Mishlei 1:7

Midrash Mishlei, a collection of insightful teachings on the Book of Proverbs, begins to unpack this idea with a profound statement: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowl...

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Kingdom of David and Akiva

Midrash Aggadah Midrash Mishlei 23:2

That feeling, amplified a thousandfold, is at the heart of our story today, drawn from the ancient wisdom of Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book o...

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The Burning Bush and Sinai

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 1:3

It's not just random geography. It's a lesson in humility and the power of inner space. The Book of Numbers, Bamidbar in Hebrew, opens with the famous line: "The Lord spoke to Mose...

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