10 myths
Moses made twelve logs of sacred oil in the wilderness. It anointed priests, vessels, and kings for centuries and never diminished by a drop.
Every time Aaron approached the altar as high priest, the shape of the Golden Calf appeared at its corner. Moses had to talk him through it each time.
Not everyone wanted to leave Egypt. The midrash says four-fifths of Israel died during the plague of darkness, hidden so Egypt would not rejoice.
Moses crossed the camp to tell his brother Aaron he would wear the High Priest's robes, and Aaron, who shunned distinctions, wept and said no.
Twelve tribal princes walked toward the Tabernacle, each carrying a silver plate, a silver bowl, a gold spoon. None weighed a feather more than another.
The high priest wore twelve gemstones on his chest, each engraved with a tribe's name. When someone asked a question, letters glowed to spell the answer.
A bullock was carried out to burn in the dirt where no priest would eat. The Sifra taught why one piece had to go up to God first.
On the day Aaron became a priest, one ram's blood wrote the law of the laying-on of hands, and his raised palms carried a blessing to all time.
The Ark burned a path through the desert, leveled mountains, killed anyone who peeked inside, and refused to enter Solomon's Temple until David was honored.
Before the sun existed, God wrapped Himself in light and the radiance filled creation. Adam saw from one end of the world to the other with it.
