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It’s easy to see them as just… well, sacrifices. But in the Jewish mystical tradition, everything has deeper significance, a symbolic echo connecting the earthly and the divine. Th...
That feeling isn’t new. to a story about Korah, a figure who challenged Moses and Aaron, found in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, which itself draws from various Midrashic s...
He was dealing with a situation far beyond a simple disagreement. Two men, unnamed in this particular telling, had committed some transgression serious enough to warrant a confront...
We all remember his story. The guy who challenged Moses’ leadership, leading a revolt that ended with the earth swallowing him and his followers whole (Numbers 16). But what happen...
That’s the impossible situation Moses found himself in, according to Legends of the Jews. But how do you even begin that conversation? How do you break such devastating news to som...
We find the story in Numbers 25, where Phinehas takes decisive action to stop a plague ravaging the Israelites. But as much as God approved of his act, not everyone was thrilled. A...
Let’s delve into a little-known story from the time of the Judges, found in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, that shines a light on just that. We're talking about Kenaz. Remember hi...
After a successful military campaign, Jephthah is met by his daughter, Sheilah. But instead of joy, a wave of anguish washes over him. He cries out, lamenting that her name, Sheila...
We all know the story: the long hair, the Philistines, the betrayal by Delilah. But the tales surrounding Samson, as recounted in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, go far beyond what...
