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This moment, fraught with tension and brotherly love disguised as animosity, is explored in a fascinating passage from Bereshit Rabbah 93. The story opens with a quote from Ecclesi...
It’s a universal feeling, and it echoes even within the ancient texts of our tradition. Let's delve into a verse from Genesis, explored in Bereshit Rabbah 98, that touches upon thi...
That's the story of Jacob and his son Joseph, as retold in the Book of Jubilees, a text considered canonical by some, like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but not included in the st...
Our story picks up with Joseph, a mere seventeen years old, ripped from his family and sold into slavery in Egypt. Talk about a rough start! The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating tex...
You know, the one with the coat of many colors. We often focus on his rise to power in Egypt, but let’s not forget the messy middle. The part where he's wrongly accused and finds h...
That feeling, that primal dread of exposure, is at the heart of this little snippet from the Book of Jubilees, chapter 43. Now, the Book of Jubilees, for those less familiar, is a ...
Take the story of Joseph, sold into slavery by his own brothers. We all know the story. Jealousy, betrayal, a coat of many colors… but what about the aftermath? Genesis 37:28 tells...
That’s the situation Reuben, the eldest son of Jacob, found himself in with his younger brother, Joseph. Reuben had good reason to worry. As the eldest, he knew that if anything ha...
According to Ginzberg’s Legends of the Jews, the brothers were so consumed with malice that they decided to finish their meal before carrying out their deadly plan. A chilling deta...
