Parshat Vayera

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Three angels visit Abraham, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the birth of Isaac, and the Binding of Isaac (the Akedah). Genesis 18:1-22:24.

Faith of Og

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:110

Not just any giant, but the giant. The one with a bed... well, you won't believe it. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Og had this bed—fashioned out of ivor...

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Kingdom of Balaam and Thee

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:35

He's hired by Balak, a Moabite king, to curse the Israelites. Balak is terrified of them, seeing them as a threat. Balaam, knowing he can't really curse them if God doesn't allow i...

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Balaam's Transgression and Balak

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:39

So, Balaam, the non-Jewish prophet hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse the Israelites, is ready to get down to business. Balak and his princes are all waiting, anticipation thic...

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Sodom in Zion

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:56

Sometimes, the answer might be… in the water. : the environment around us shapes us. And according to some fascinating legends, that influence can be incredibly literal. The Israel...

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Giving of the Torah and Amram

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:146

Jewish tradition certainly knows the feeling. Let's talk about MOSES, at the very end of his life. Here’s MOSES, the guy who spoke to God face to face, led the Israelites out of Eg...

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Moses and the Angels of Temple

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:16

What would you ask? Well, according to Ginzberg’s Legends of the Jews, Moses wasn’t just curious about any old thing. He wanted to know about the Beit HaMikdash, the Holy Temple. N...

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Moses and the Angels

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:49

That's the situation Moses faced in his final moments, according to Legends of the Jews. It’s a poignant scene, isn’t it? The book recounts that a heavenly voice rang out, gently t...

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Moses and Divine Judgment of Amram

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:75

Jewish tradition grapples with this question in fascinating ways, especially when it comes to figures as monumental as Moses. to a curious little passage from Legends of the Jews b...

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The Garden of Eden and Amram

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:80

That's the scenario we find ourselves in, according to some fascinating threads in Jewish legend. The story, found within Legends of the Jews, paints a picture of the serpent – you...

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