Parshat Vayishlach

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Jacob wrestles with the angel, his reunion with Esau, the incident at Shechem, Rachel's death, and the genealogy of Esau. Genesis 32:4-36:43.

Jacob: Judah and the Origins of the World

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 42:26

We find it in the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text that retells and expands upon stories from Genesis. (It’s considered canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, by the way, ...

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Benjamin at the Dawn of Creation

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 43:10

Remember the story of Joseph, sold into slavery in Egypt? He rises through the ranks, becomes a powerful official, and then… his brothers, unknowingly, come to him seeking grain du...

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Life of Joseph and Benjamin

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 43:28

It’s one of the most powerful scenes in the entire Torah, isn't it? But let's dive a little deeper, beyond the familiar narrative from Genesis. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating ...

Jacob in Joseph's Time and Egyptians

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 46:11

We're diving into the Book of Jubilees, specifically chapter 46. Now, the Book of Jubilees isn't part of the standard Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, that you'd find in most synagogues. ...

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Passover: Levites at the Gate

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 49:28

It's considered apocryphal by some, pseudepigraphal by others (meaning, falsely attributed to a biblical figure), but no matter what you call it, it's a fascinating window into a w...

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Judea: Levites at the Gate

Apocrypha The Book of Maccabees I 10:42

The kind of idea that fuels revolutions and inspires hope. That very concept is at the heart of a fascinating passage in the First Book of Maccabees. We're talking about a time of ...

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Targum Jonathan on Leviticus 1

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Leviticus 1

And it was when Mosheh had completed to erect the tabernacle that Mosheh reasoned and judged in his heart, and said: To Mount Sinai, whose excellency is the excellence only of an h...

Targum Jonathan on Leviticus 4

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Leviticus 4

And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Speak with the sons of Israel, saying: When a man hath sinned inadvertently against any of the commandments of the Lord (in doing) what ough...

Targum Jonathan on Leviticus 9

Midrash Aggadah Targum Jonathan on Leviticus 9

On the eighth day of the anointing of Aharon and his sons, and the eighth day of that consecration, being the first day of the month of Nisan, when Mosheh had erected the tabernacl...