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That's exactly what happened to Moses. He pleaded with God, "Lord of the world! Let me, I pray, enter into the Land, live there two or three years, and then die." But God’s answer?...
He had led the Israelites through unimaginable hardship, pleaded with God on their behalf countless times, and witnessed miracles beyond comprehension. Yet, when he faltered, the h...
Moses, the great leader, the man who spoke to God face-to-face, had just learned he wouldn't be entering the Promised Land. The people, witnessing this, were devastated. They wept,...
It wasn’t exactly a calm, rational discussion – more like a celestial tug-of-war. According to Ginzberg’s retelling in Legends of the Jews, God was pretty miffed at Moses. Moses wa...
The tradition paints a powerful picture. The Legends of the Jews tells us that Moses spent the time from the first day of Shevat (a month in the Jewish calendar, usually falling in...
It wasn't always a simple, smooth affair, as we learn in the fascinating accounts woven into the tapestry of Jewish legend. Today, let's delve into a moment described in Legends of...
That's what the ancient texts hint at when they describe Samael's mission to confront Moses. Now, Samael—often identified with the angel of death, though some traditions paint a mo...
The ancient texts offer some pretty wild imagery. The Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation of rabbinic lore gathered by Louis Ginzberg, paints a vivid picture. It tells...
The Legends of the Jews tells us that Moses's time was up. Not in a vague, someday-it'll-happen kind of way, but precisely. A voice, resonant and unmistakable, booms from the heave...
