Parshat Vayetzei

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Jacob's dream of the ladder to heaven, his years working for Laban, his marriages to Rachel and Leah, and the birth of the twelve tribes. Genesis 28:10-32:3.

Dreams of Joseph and Egypt

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 106:14

The Tikkunei Zohar, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic literature, speaks to just such a feeling. It delves into the secrets hidden within the Torah, offering interpretations that can be...

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Joseph the Dreamer and Shekhinah

Kabbalah Tikkunei Zohar 114:15

It might be more true than you think. The Tikkunei Zohar, a profound and expansive companion to the Zohar, unlocks some truly beautiful, and sometimes challenging, secrets of Kabba...

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Rakyon and the Dreamer

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:107

It sounds so ancient, so powerful, so… well, Egyptian! But the story behind it, according to some fascinating threads in Jewish tradition, is more surprising than you might think. ...

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Dreams of Joseph of Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:183

This particular story plunges us into the land of the Philistines. Imagine the scene: A night filled with inexplicable terror. A "great crying" echoes across the land as people wit...

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Abraham Among the Fathers and Ephron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:270

We find this story in Genesis 23, but the details really come alive in the rabbinic imagination, especially in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. So, Sarah has passed, and Abraham nee...

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Isaac's Miracle

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:45

Some say it was Isaac! Or, as he's sometimes called, Elihu the son of Barachel. Imagine: it was through his debates with Job that the hidden wonders of nature were revealed. Quite ...

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Eber and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:99

The Midrash, that rich tapestry of Jewish storytelling, fills in the gaps, painting a vibrant picture of the events leading up to that fateful night. According to Ginzberg's retell...

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Esau: Jacob's Transgression

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:170

We're talking about Jacob and Esau, those iconic twins whose rivalry echoes through the ages. So, picture this: Jacob has received his father Isaac's blessing, a blessing that seem...

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Deborah and the Patriarchs

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:260

Today, let’s pull back the curtain on one of them: Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse. You might think, "A nurse? What's so special about that?" But in the ancient world, nurses were more th...

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