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Moses, desperate, remembers a secret he learned during his time on Mount Sinai, when he ascended to receive the Torah. It's a pretty wild story, actually. Each angel he encountered...
That's the story we're about to explore. After all those years wandering in the desert, the Israelites, led by Moses, were finally approaching the land promised to them by God. The...
That's the situation Moses faced after the death of his sister, Miriam. The grief was immense. The text tells us that Miriam's death plunged everyone into mourning. Moses and Aaron...
to a story from Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg that really brings this home. The Israelites, thirsty and weary, gathered around Moses, desperate for water. Moses, understandably, ...
The Torah tells us of Aaron's death atop Mount Hor (Numbers 20:22-29), but it leaves out some fascinating details that our tradition fills in. Specifically, what happened when Mose...
Sometimes, it's not who you expect. In the story of the Israelites wandering in the desert, fresh from their Exodus from Egypt, we often focus on the big figures: Moses, Aaron, the...
That’s the feeling that clings to the story of Moses and his unfulfilled dream of leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. We all know the story: Moses, the reluctant prophet...
According to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, Moses, in his final blessings, had some pretty powerful things to say about the Levites. He specifically calls out Aaron, prince of the...
It’s a story of sin, substitution, and…redemption. Originally, get this, the b’chorim—the firstborn sons—held a special spiritual role. They were designated to perform sacred servi...
