Parshat Vayigash

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Judah's plea for Benjamin, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, and Jacob's family descends to Egypt. Genesis 44:18-47:27.

Birth of Esau and Rebekah

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How he tricked Esau out of his birthright and blessing. But imagine the weight of that, the fear, the uncertainty… Well, the story doesn’t end there. The Legends of the Jews, that ...

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Birth of Michael

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We pick up the story with God, shall we say, not thrilled with Michael. Apparently, Michael did something that harmed God's "first-born son." Who is this "first-born son?" Well, in...

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Levi Wrestles the Angel

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Remember him? One of Jacob's sons? According to Legends of the Jews, Michael, the archangel himself, took Levi up to heaven! Imagine that for a moment. A whirlwind trip to the cele...

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Mount Moriah at the Dawn of Creation

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Our ancestor Jacob certainly did. The Torah tells us that Jacob wrestled with an angel – a divine being – all night long (Genesis 32:25-30). But what really happened that night? Wh...

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Birth of Esau and the Chariot

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The stories we find in Jewish tradition certainly do. Take the tale of Esau and Jacob, for instance. It’s a story filled with sibling rivalry, deception, and, as we'll see, divine ...

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Way of the Patriarchs and Shechem

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While Jacob and his sons were sitting in the house of learning, occupied with the study of the Torah, Dinah went abroad to see the dancing and singing women, whom Shechem had hired...

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Faith of Laban

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 6:215

Jacob, our patriarch, knew that feeling all too well. But what if that misfortune wasn't just random chance? What if it was… a consequence? See, according to some traditions, Jacob...

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Dinah and Noah

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It’s a tale filled with passion, deceit, and the raw emotions that boil within families. The story goes that Shechem, son of Hamor, defiled Dinah. When Jacob heard this news, he se...

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Dinah and the Fires of Gehenna

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Our story begins with Dinah, Jacob's daughter, and Shechem, son of Hamor, a prince of the Hivites. Shechem, captivated by Dinah, takes her – a violation that sets in motion a chain...

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