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Especially when it comes from those you thought you could count on. Well, let me tell you, the ancient Israelites knew that pain all too well, particularly at the hands of the Edom...
It’s a feeling as old as...well, as old as Jacob, actually. to a fascinating little corner of Bereshit Rabbah, a treasure trove of rabbinic commentary on the Book of Genesis, and s...
The story opens with a sage, simply called Rabbi, deeply engrossed in defining the precise borders of the tribe of Benjamin. Now, Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, e...
It’s a powerful feeling. But what happens when that zeal, that kinah, turns inward, corrupting the very people who sought to uphold justice? Let's turn to a fascinating passage in ...
Genealogies stretching back to… well, seemingly forever! It's easy to skim over them, but sometimes, buried within those lists, are little gems of insight. Today, let’s peek into t...
Family dynamics are always in play. to a lesser-known tale, a sort of epilogue to the Joseph story, found in Ginzberg's fascinating Legends of the Jews. The story picks up on the t...
We're talking about Jacob and Esau, those iconic twins whose rivalry echoes through the ages. So, picture this: Jacob has received his father Isaac's blessing, a blessing that seem...
Our ancestor Jacob certainly did. The Torah tells us that Jacob wrestled with an angel – a divine being – all night long (Genesis 32:25-30). But what really happened that night? Wh...
The Israelites certainly did, after the triumphant victory led by Deborah. The Legends of the Jews reminds us that the whole nation mourned Deborah for seventy long days, a testame...
