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What happens to a leader when they die? Especially a leader like Moses? We know Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, received the Torah at Sinai, and guided them for forty years ...
Gideon, one of the Judges of Israel, certainly did. The story goes that an angel appeared to Gideon, tasking him with a monumental mission: delivering Israel from the oppression of...
Today, we're diving into a tale from Legends of the Jews by Ginzberg, a collection that draws from the vast ocean of Jewish tradition. It's a story of idolatry, defiance, and divin...
Let’s talk about Jephthah. You might remember him. He was one of the Judges of Israel, a military leader, a powerful figure. But he's also remembered for a vow he made, a vow that ...
Take Abdon, for example. He succeeded Jephthah, and just as Jephthah had the unenviable task of dealing with the Ammonites, Abdon had to face the Moabites. Imagine this: The king o...
Remember Micah? The guy who stole silver from his mother and then used it to make an idol (Judges 17)? Well, according to Legends of the Jews, the trouble didn’t stop there. The pe...
The Talmudic sages certainly did, wrestling with these questions in their interpretations of scripture. Take the story of Phinehas and the eleven tribes, for instance. Imagine this...
The ancient Israelites knew that feeling all too well. They were facing defeat after defeat, calamity after calamity. But in the midst of it all, a figure emerged: Samuel. It wasn’...
He arrives at the house of Jesse, father of many sons. Surely, the tallest, strongest, most kingly looking son must be God's choice. That's what Samuel thought when he saw Eliab, J...
