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Not just a little hunger pang, but the gnawing, desperate emptiness that turns societies upside down. That’s the scene we’re walking into. "The grain that we put aside during the g...
The story of Jacob and Serah offers a beautiful glimpse into that very mystery. Imagine Jacob, mourning the loss of his beloved son, Joseph. Years have passed, filled with sorrow a...
Even a turban for Jacob himself! They were ready to journey to Egypt, to leave Canaan and dwell with Joseph. The word had spread and, according to Legends of the Jews, the kings an...
That feeling runs deep in our stories, especially when we look at the patriarch Jacob. Jacob, wrestling with his own past and the legacy of his forefathers, finds himself in a mome...
It's the twenty-first day of the second month, in the second year of a devastating seven-year famine. Jacob, weary but resolute, makes his way down to Egypt. Famine had gripped the...
The offerings each tribe brought to the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, give us some fascinating clues. Take the tribe of Gad, for instance. Remember Simeon, sword in hand, battling to de...
The ancient texts grapple with this very idea, and there's perhaps no better example than the story of Joseph and his brothers. Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic teachings ...
The text opens with a seemingly straightforward instruction: "The Lord said to Moses: Count every firstborn male of the children of Israel from one month old and above, and take th...
It all goes back to a fascinating swap, a divine exchange, that re-shaped the spiritual landscape of ancient Israel. We find the seeds of this story in Bamidbar Rabbah, specificall...
