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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...
In Sodom, a stranger once found himself embroiled in a dispute. We don't know exactly what it was about, but it was serious enough to bring before the court. They wrangled and argu...
The stories we tell about the resting places of the righteous are so much more than just historical markers. They're portals into understanding our values, our fears, and our deepe...
According to the Legends of the Jews, Abraham, our patriarch, experienced profound loss. First, his brother Nahor passed away in Haran at the ripe old age of 172. But then, the dea...
