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.

Angels Attend to Jair

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:55

Today, we're diving into a tale from Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, a collection that draws from the vast ocean of Jewish tradition. It's a story of idolatry, defiance, and divin...

AngelsNoah & FloodJobTorah

David's Transgression and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:53

The story of David and Bath-sheba is one of the most well-known, and often critiqued, episodes in the Bible. But what if I told you that some traditions see it as a direct conseque...

Hell/GehennaPatriarchsKing David

Kingdom of David and Abraham

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:82

Not just any dinner party, but a celestial banquet in Paradise, a feast for all the righteous souls who've ever lived. And King David? He's about to play a very special role. Accor...

HeavenHell/GehennaPatriarchsMoses

Birth of Abraham and Daniel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:75

They loved a good riddle, a clever paradox, and a chance to explore the hidden depths of Jewish thought. to a few of these ancient brain-teasers, culled from the rich tapestry of J...

PatriarchsElijahDanielMessiah

Elijah and the Angels and the Chariot

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:18

We know him as the fiery prophet, the one who challenged the priests of Baal and ascended to heaven in a chariot of fire. But what if there was more to the story? What if Elijah......

HeavenAngelsElijahSoul

Angels Attend to Haman

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:231

It's a moment dripping with drama. According to Legends of the Jews, Esther reached out, intending to point directly at Haman, the wicked advisor. He wasn't just after her life, yo...

AngelsEsther

Similarly: Abraham at the Dawn of Creation

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 2:13

These aren't mistakes. They're invitations to delve deeper, to wrestle with the text and uncover hidden layers of meaning. Consider this: In Hosea 2:1, we read about the children o...

CreationHeavenPatriarchsSolomon

Covenant of Abraham and Canaan

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 17:3

Rabbi Zakai of She'av offers a beautiful insight. He imagines the Israelites asking God: "Master of the universe, everywhere else You call it the land of Canaan, but here, ‘the lan...

CreationNoah & FloodPatriarchsJoseph

Angels Attend to Rahav

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 18:22

The Bamidbar Rabbah, a collection of rabbinic teachings on the Book of Numbers, dives into this very question, and what it reveals is both awe-inspiring and, well, a little unsettl...

AngelsAdam & EveJosephMoses