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.

Naphtali in Joseph's Time

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:15

It's not just random. There's often a deeper meaning, a connection, a story waiting to be uncovered. to one of those pairings and see what we can find. Let's start with the tribe o...

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Judah and the First Humans

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 4:35

We're not talking simple cloth on a pole here. We're talking divine symbols, ancestral blessings, and radiant letters etched in the very fabric of reality. According to Legends of ...

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Wisdom of Solomon and Pharaoh

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:47

And what he hears… saves him from death! The story goes that he heeded the advice of a rooster, and by doing so, he managed to cheat fate. We don't know the details of the advice, ...

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Kingdom of Solomon and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 5:110

The stories we find in Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, paint a wild picture of this throne's journey. It wasn't exactly smooth sailing for...

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Judah: Elijah and the Heavenly Realms

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 7:60

We're talking world-altering, Messiah-bringing kind of power. There's a story in Legends of the Jews that dives right into that very idea, and it involves some of the biggest names...

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Kingdom of King Josiah and Egyptians

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 9:53

It’s a question that’s haunted humanity for centuries, and Jewish tradition grapples with it head-on. Take the story of King Josiah, a righteous ruler who met a tragic end. Josiah ...

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Jeremiah and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 10:10

According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, as a young man, Jeremiah received the call to be a prophet. But unlike some heroes who leap at the chance, Jeremiah hesita...

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Kingdom of Jeremiah and Egypt

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 10:13

That’s kind of what it was like for the prophet Jeremiah during the reign of King Zedekiah. According to Legends of the Jews, he was facing opposition from pretty much everyone. – ...

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Saul in Joseph's Time

Midrash Rabbah Bamidbar Rabbah 2:11

It turns out, quite a few times. And each counting, each census, seems to carry its own weight, its own story. Our springboard is the verse in Numbers, 2:32: "These are those who w...

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