Parshat Vaera

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God reveals His name to Moses, the first seven plagues strike Egypt, and Pharaoh's heart is hardened. Exodus 6:2-9:35.

The Burning Bush and Jethro

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:223

Moses sure did. Imagine this: you’re tending sheep in the desert, happily married, a father. Then, BOOM! God appears in a burning bush and tells you to go liberate an entire nation...

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Splitting of the Sea and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:258

The guy who parted the Red Sea, received the Ten Commandments. But even Moses had his moments of doubt. There’s this fascinating passage in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, t...

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Raamses's Journey

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:354

We read about it in the Torah, of course, but the Rabbis, through Midrash and aggadah, filled in the details, painting a vibrant picture of that miraculous journey. Imagine this: T...

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Moses in the Holy Land

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:356

Six hundred thousand families, all on foot. That's already a crowd beyond imagining. But picture each family, not just with mom and dad, but with FIVE children riding horses! It's ...

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Kingdom of Joseph and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:4

But according to tradition, getting the coffin out of Egypt in the first place was a whole adventure in itself. See, according to Legends of the Jews, retold by Louis Ginzberg, Egy...

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Korah: Joseph and the Lawgiver

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:12

We all know the story from Genesis – how he wisely stored up food for the famine. But what became of that fortune? Well, legend has it that Joseph, a brilliant administrator if eve...

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Splitting of the Sea and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:36

But for the Israelites fleeing Egypt, this wasn't fiction – it was reality, or at least, that's how the legends tell it. The moment God saw His people struggling, caught between th...

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Moses's Spiritual Journey and Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:66

That's what happened after the parting of the Red Sea. We all know the story: the Israelites, fleeing slavery in Egypt, trapped between the pursuing Egyptian army and the seemingly...

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Moses in Battle and the Wilderness

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 1:76

It wasn’t exactly a five-star resort, you know? What's remarkable is that their faith was rewarded in the most astonishing ways. According to Legends of the Jews, the snakes and sc...

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