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.

Kingdom of Saul and Jonathan

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:26

The stories surrounding his reign are filled with drama, piety, and some truly perplexing decisions. One of Saul's very first acts, as recounted in Legends of the Jews, was his tri...

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Death of David and the Crown

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:81

According to the Legends of the Jews – that incredible compilation of rabbinic lore by Louis Ginzberg – David's death was less an ending and more of a…scene change. Think of it as ...

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Sandalphon's Prayer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:21

They get collected, woven into something beautiful, something divine. And that's where Sandalphon comes in. Sandalphon. It's a name that resonates with power. He's described as one...

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Elijah in Battle and Joshua

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:42

That’s the kind of world the prophet Elijah inhabited, and it profoundly shaped his interactions with the Jewish sages of his time. Elijah, a towering figure in Jewish tradition, w...

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Elijah in Battle and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:80

That's the story we hear about certain exceptional disciples, men who delved deep into the mystical heart of Judaism. We learn that after a disciple had thoroughly absorbed these m...

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Elijah in Battle and Messiah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:84

But Elijah's not just about dramatic showdowns with false gods – that was just the warm-up! The real action starts in the days of the Messiah. : the world needs a serious fixer-upp...

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Elijah's Vision

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:85

Jewish tradition offers a breathtaking vision of how that might actually happen, and it all begins with Elijah. Imagine this: three days before the Messiah's arrival, Elijah the pr...

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Isaiah's Vision and the Throne

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 9:16

According to Legends of the Jews, when Isaiah had this incredible vision, he was overwhelmed. He’d been in a tough spot, facing a king with, shall we say, questionable intentions. ...

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Death of King Hezekiah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 9:26

Now, we're not talking about a few stray soldiers. We're talking biblical proportions. Ginzberg, in his Legends of the Jews, paints a picture of an army unmatched in history, rival...

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