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Sounds pretty safe. But what happens when those angels leave for a moment, called away on heavenly business, to supplicate, to earnestly plead, before the Lord? That's exactly what...
The stories surrounding the death and burial of Eve, the first woman, are rich with symbolism and provide a glimpse into early Jewish understandings of death, mourning, and resurre...
The story is actually far more intriguing, and it all starts with Adam. According to Legends of the Jews, upon Adam's death, a certain holy book mysteriously vanished. Talk about a...
We all know the story. Humanity, united in language and purpose, decides to build a tower reaching to the heavens. A bit audacious, to say the least. And God, seeing this, decides ...
But think about it: tradition tells us there were only ten generations between Noah and Abraham. Ten! And according to rabbinic thought, the actions—or rather, inactions—of those g...
The stories surrounding Terah are fascinating, painting a picture of a man who lived a long life, witnessing his son’s rise to greatness, and ultimately finding redemption. The leg...
But what if that destiny also put your child in mortal danger from the moment they were born? That's exactly the predicament Terah, Abraham's father, found himself in. The story, a...
Abraham, Avraham Avinu, our father Abraham, grappled with just such a question. He believed in God’s promise that his descendants would flourish, but he yearned to understand how t...
We read about him cutting them in half in Genesis 15, but the Torah is often frustratingly brief. It leaves us hanging, doesn't it? Well, the Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg) picks u...
