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The stakes were unbelievably high. Pharaoh, consumed by his fears of a Hebrew savior, wasn't just passively waiting for something to happen. He was actively trying to prevent it. A...
You pour your heart into helping them, only to see them repeat the same mistakes. That feeling isn't new. It's as old as…well, as old as Moses. Imagine Moses, right after fleeing E...
We often think of the burning bush, the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea. But what about the years before all that? Ginzberg, in his Legends of the Jews, paints a fascinating pi...
We know the story of the Exodus, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Torah at Sinai. But what about those missing years? Jewish tradition is filled with fascinating s...
According to Legends of the Jews, Jethro, Zipporah's father, gave Moses considerable wealth and his daughter's hand in marriage. But there was a condition. Jethro, a Midianite prie...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, that's exactly what happened. Moses arrives, ready to lead, and Dathan and Abiram, prominent Israelites, meet him with hos...
Would you still offer that help? That’s the dilemma, in a sense, that God faces in the lead-up to the Exodus. As we learn in Legends of the Jews, God, in speaking to Moses, lays ba...
The Torah is full of these kinds of startling transformations, and the story of Moses' rod is a perfect example. It’s more than just a cool magic trick; it’s a lesson about power, ...
A monumental task. You'd think Moses would be ecstatic, ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work. But no, Moses hesitates. He's not exactly thrilled about the prospect. He rais...
