2,005 related texts · Page 67 of 223
Jewish tradition is full of such stories, tales where piety, cleverness, and heartfelt pleas manage to alter even the most seemingly unchangeable decrees. One such story, recounted...
We all know the story of Jonah, but some of the ancient legends surrounding this famous prophet are truly wild. Imagine this: when God created the world, He also created a special ...
King Hezekiah knew the feeling. He finally listened to the prophet Isaiah and took a wife – Isaiah's daughter, no less! A match made in, if not heaven, then at least in spiritually...
The story of King Manasseh, successor to the righteous Hezekiah, offers a chilling example. According to Legends of the Jews, after Hezekiah's death, Manasseh completely abandoned ...
The story goes that after the destruction of the First Temple, the prophet Jeremiah found himself with a daunting task. He was told to bring the news to the Avot, the Patriarchs th...
We remember him most vividly, perhaps, from the Binding of Isaac, the Akeidah. A moment of ultimate faith, ultimate sacrifice averted at the last possible second. But what about th...
The Talmudic Sages certainly did, and they taught some beautiful stories that explore this idea. One of the most moving involves our matriarch, RACHEL. Imagine the scene: Jacob, tr...
The ancient rabbis certainly did. They saw the world brimming with symbolism, with creatures and concepts acting as guardians, protectors, and even accusers of Israel. And these sy...
It wasn't a random free-for-all. The Book of Numbers gives us a fascinating glimpse into a highly structured encampment around the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. And Bamidbar Rabbah, a c...
