Parshat Vayeshev

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Joseph's dreams and his brothers' jealousy, Joseph sold into slavery, Judah and Tamar, and Joseph in Potiphar's house and prison. Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Esther's Transgression and Mordecai

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Mordecai, in the Book of Esther, certainly did. He had to communicate with Esther, his niece and now Queen, without raising suspicion. So how did he do it? Well, according to Legen...

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Mordecai: Esther and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:167

It's the stuff of fairy tales. But what if it's more than just a lucky break? Our story finds Esther caught between a rock and a hard place. Her uncle, Mordecai, is locked in a bat...

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Wisdom of Esther

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:169

But there was another challenge: communication. Mordecai, her uncle and wise counselor, understood the gravity of the situation and knew Esther was the key to saving the Jewish peo...

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Esther Receives the Torah

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:171

The story of Esther in the Megillah, the Book of Esther, wrestles with just that. But it's not just her story; it's about the fate of an entire people, hanging in the balance. Esth...

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Mordecai's Prayer and Shushan

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:173

A shadow loomed large over the Jewish community. Haman, the king's wicked advisor, had plotted their annihilation. Mordecai, a righteous leader, knew that only divine intervention ...

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Kingdom of Esther

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:175

That's exactly where Esther found herself, as the story unfolds in the Book of Esther and expands in the rich tapestry of Jewish legend. Before her fateful meeting with King Ahasue...

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Abraham: Esther and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:177

Like one minute you're celebrating, and the next... well, the next you're facing something truly terrifying? That's the feeling you get reading the words of Esther, as she pleads f...

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Esther Among the Fathers

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:181

The Book of Esther tells us the broad strokes, but Jewish tradition fills in the emotional depth, the internal struggles, and the sheer courage it took to face such a daunting task...

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Kingdom of Esther of Ahasuerus

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 12:182

That's the tightrope Esther walked as she approached King Ahasuerus. The stakes? Incredibly high. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Esther's path to the kin...

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