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Even way back when Joshua was dividing up the land, right after the Israelites entered the Promised Land, there were concerns about balancing individual rights with the needs of th...
After 28 years of leading them through war and peace, Joshua, the successor to Moses, passed away. According to Legends of the Jews, a monumental work compiled by Rabbi Louis Ginzb...
It's not a decision to take lightly. So, they turn to God for guidance. And the answer they receive is… well, it’s pretty interesting. God basically says, “If your hearts are pure,...
It happens to the best of us, and even to some of the greatest Rabbis in Jewish lore. Take the story of Rabbi Joshua, for example. We all know the prophet Elijah. The one who ascen...
It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for millennia, and Jewish tradition grapples with it head-on. We find one fascinating perspective in the stories surrounding the prophet Eli...
It's not just a stylistic choice. Our sages teach that each word carries a world of meaning. Take the word tzav (צו), for instance. What does it really mean when God commands? In t...
According to some of our oldest texts, rain isn’t just water falling from the sky. It’s something far more profound. Rabbi Hoshaya, a sage from the Talmudic era, makes a pretty bol...
Bereshit Rabbah, a classic compilation of Rabbinic interpretations on the Book of Genesis, offers a stunningly beautiful image to explain Abraham’s rise to greatness. It all starts...
What does it mean to approach God? That's precisely what the Rabbis grapple with in Bereshit Rabbah 49. The text opens with that powerful line from Genesis, "Abraham approached, an...
