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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, ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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. – ...
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...
Sometimes the pieces don’t quite fit at first glance. Take, for instance, the tribe of Levi. In the Book of Numbers – Bamidbar in Hebrew – we find two seemingly opposing instructio...
It’s a question that our Sages grappled with, and Bamidbar Rabbah 14 dives deep into the reasons behind this seemingly small detail. The verse we’re focusing on is from Numbers 7:6...
