Parshat Toldot

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The birth of Jacob and Esau, Esau sells his birthright, Isaac and the Philistines, and Jacob receives Isaac's blessing through deception. Genesis 25:19-28:9.

Joseph: Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:48

That’s the kind of grief we’re talking about today, the kind that echoes through generations. We're going to look at Jacob's mourning for Joseph, a scene painted with raw emotion i...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:49

That’s where we find the sons of Jacob after the disappearance of Joseph. The story, as we know, isn't a happy one. The brothers, consumed by jealousy, sold Joseph into slavery and...

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Death of Jacob of Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:52

That’s the kind of agony Jacob, also known as Israel, was experiencing after hearing of the supposed death of his beloved son, Joseph. The news, as you can imagine, hit him like a ...

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Jacob's Journey and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:53

The Torah tells us of Jacob's deep love for Joseph, a love that perhaps bordered on favoritism. So, picture Jacob, now alone, consumed by grief. The text says that while his sons w...

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Jacob and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:54

Take, for instance, the story of Jacob mourning the loss of his beloved son, Joseph. We all know the story. Joseph's brothers, driven by jealousy, sell him into slavery and then pr...

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Joseph: Death of Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:55

Jewish tradition understands this deeply, acknowledging that while time can heal the wound of death, the absence of someone vanished, someone still living, leaves a different kind ...

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Joseph: Jacob and the Ark

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:57

Can you imagine being the last to know? The very last? And about something so monumental, so life-altering? That was Jacob. Everyone else in his close family knew that Joseph was a...

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Death of Jacob and Gehenna

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:59

It wasn't just the unbearable pain of losing a child. Jacob's situation was, as these stories often are, layered with complexities, with promises and spiritual anxieties. See, Jaco...

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Death of Judah and Jacob

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:62

That feeling… it's a heavy one. And it's something Judah, one of Jacob's sons, knew all too well. See, Jacob was utterly devastated by the supposed death of his beloved son, Joseph...

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