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We often think of it as simply the death of the firstborn sons, but the scope, according to some fascinating interpretations in our tradition, was far, far wider. Pharaoh, blinded ...
It wasn't just any ordinary stick. Oh no, this was the rod! The story goes that this rod was no mere piece of wood. It was created at the very beginning of the world itself! Imagin...
According to the Legends of the Jews, as retold by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, Moses chose his servant Joshua to lead the charge. Why? Because Moses knew that only a descendant of Rachel...
But Moses, Moshe Rabbenu, our teacher, wasn't about to give up on them. For forty days and forty nights—that's right, another forty-day stretch in the Bible—from the 18th of Tammuz...
Take the story of the offerings brought by the tribes of Israel in the desert. Each tribe, a unique thread in the tapestry of the nation, brought their own special gifts to the Mis...
In the Book of Genesis, Jacob, nearing the end of his life, bestows blessings upon his sons, the founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. When he blesses Dan, he likens him to Juda...
Not just your parents picking something they liked, but names that carry a story, a destiny, a whole world of meaning within them. Jewish tradition is absolutely bursting with this...
It's more than just coincidence, my friends. It’s practically woven into the fabric of our sacred stories! : Why Levi? Why was the tribe of Levi, the priestly tribe, chosen for suc...
It’s easy to imagine him as this larger-than-life figure, divinely guided, but sometimes he acted with remarkable prudence, almost bordering on… politeness. We find an example of t...
