2,458 texts in Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)
Legends of the Jews turns to Moses Appeals to the Levites to Abandon Korah. Moses, seeing that Korah was beyond reason, shifted his focus. He turned to the other Levites, the men o...
The story of Korah's rebellion, found in the Book of Numbers, is one of the most dramatic and unsettling in the Torah, and the defiant words of Dathan and Abiram, two key figures i...
He was dealing with a situation far beyond a simple disagreement. Two men, unnamed in this particular telling, had committed some transgression serious enough to warrant a confront...
After realizing his words were falling on deaf ears, Moses gave them a final, stark warning. He challenged Korah and his entire company: "Be thou and all thy company before the Lor...
Reached the absolute limit of what you can do to help someone, and they just... won't listen? Well, Moses knew that feeling. And the story of Korach's rebellion really brings it ho...
Legends of the Jews turns to Moses's Transgression of Abiram. So, Moses, following God's instructions, tells the community to distance themselves from Dathan and Abiram. You'd thin...
Remember him? He was the dude who led a massive rebellion against Moses’s leadership in the wilderness. It wasn't just a little grumbling; it was a full-blown challenge to Moses's ...
These weren't exactly the heroes of our story, you see. Remember Korah's rebellion? Dathan and Abiram were right there, stirring up trouble. They challenged Moses's leadership, que...
The story of Korah is a chilling example. We find it in the Book of Numbers (Numbers 16), but the Rabbis and storytellers throughout the ages have embellished it, explored it, and ...
A pretty definitive ending, it first appears. The story doesn't stop there. Oh no. Jewish tradition loves to explore the "what happens next?" What happens to these rebels after suc...
You remember Korah. He was the guy who led a rebellion against Moses in the wilderness, challenging his authority. And, as we read in Numbers 16, the earth opened up and swallowed ...
A fascinating story from the book of Numbers, and elaborated upon in the classic work, Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, a compilation of centuries of Jewish tradition, that e...
Legends of the Jews turns to Korah's Transgression and the Wilderness. What about Korah's sons? The story takes a surprising turn, highlighting the boundless mercy of the Divine. T...
We all remember his story. The guy who challenged Moses’ leadership, leading a revolt that ended with the earth swallowing him and his followers whole (Numbers 16). But what happen...
The destruction of Korah and his followers is often remembered as the end of a chapter, a moment of divine justice that should have brought peace. But according to Ginzberg's retel...
Moses, desperate, remembers a secret he learned during his time on Mount Sinai, when he ascended to receive the Torah. It's a pretty wild story, actually. Each angel he encountered...
Take, for instance, this tale from Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation by Louis Ginzberg. It paints a vivid picture of a moment of utter devastation, a scene ripped st...
Take Aaron, for example. After the tragic episode of the Golden Calf – a moment where Aaron, sadly, wasn't entirely blameless – God initially decreed that all four of Aaron's sons ...
That’s kind of the vibe of the Israelites' story as they wander the desert. After the infamous spy incident, where they balked at entering the Promised Land, they were sentenced to...
Miriam wasn't just Moses' sister; she was a pivotal figure in her own right. She was a prophetess, a leader, and, perhaps most importantly, she was the reason the Israelites had wa...
That was life for some of the Israelites in the desert, and let me tell you, their patience was wearing thin. The story comes to us from Ginzberg's classic Legends of the Jews, a c...
Legends of the Jews turns to Aaron's Beloved Reputation Crumbles Under Thirst. Initially, the people focused their anger on Moses. Aaron, with his legendary love of peace and his k...
The scene is set during a time of desperate thirst. The people, parched and weary, have turned on Moses and Aaron, their leaders. But amidst their anger and despair, there's a glim...
It’s a story filled with faith, doubt, and the heavy burden of leadership. Our tale picks up with the Israelites, once again, thirsty and grumbling. Moses, ever the faithful servan...
It happened to Moses, even after forty years of leading the Israelites through the wilderness. And the consequences, according to tradition, were profound. For four decades, Moses,...
Like Moses, for instance. He led the Israelites out of Egypt, received the Torah, and yet, he never set foot in the Promised Land. Why? Readers often point to the incident at Kades...
God created the world in six days. And after each day, He looked around and said, "Yeah, that's good." But not every day got that stamp. Why? Well, some say it's because of water. ...
A reader can imagine him as this larger-than-life figure, divinely guided, but sometimes he acted with remarkable prudence, almost bordering on… politeness. We find an example of t...
Legends of the Jews turns to Edom Refuses Israel and Blocks the Desert Road. After all those years wandering in the desert, the Israelites, led by Moses, were finally approaching t...
The ancient Israelites certainly did. And sometimes, loss can make that feeling even more intense. You're trekking through the desert, following a cloud that miraculously smooths t...
Legends of the Jews turns to Death of Miriam of Aaron. It first appears that because they were siblings, and because they were all so central to the Exodus story, that they would h...
Legends of the Jews turns to Moses Mourns Miriam and the Well Disappears for Hours. The grief was immense. That Miriam's death plunged everyone into mourning. Moses and Aaron wept ...
Legends of the Jews turns to Moses Searches for the Right Rock After Miriam's Death. In Legends of the Jews, Louis Ginzberg tells how the miraculous well that had sustained the Isr...
The Israelites, thirsty and weary, gathered around Moses, desperate for water. Moses, understandably, felt the pressure. He thought to himself, according to the legend, "If I speak...
Jewish lore paints a picture of God showing special consideration for the righteous. The tradition teaches that God often reveals the day of death to the pious, allowing them to pa...
The Legends of the Jews, that incredible collection of stories and expansions on the biblical narrative compiled by Louis Ginzberg, recounts just such a moment. We find Moses facin...
Normally, when Moses journeyed from his home to the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, it was a procession of carefully ordered respect. He, Moses, would walk in the very center. To his righ...
Take Aaron, for instance, Moses' brother. We know Moses as the lawgiver, the one who spoke to God face-to-face. But Aaron... well, the people loved Aaron. And that’s saying somethi...
The story isn't quite so simple. In Legends of the Jews, Aaron, eager to begin his sacred duties, headed straight for the Tabernacle. But Moses stopped him. "," Moses said "we have...
Legends of the Jews turns to Death of Moses of Aaron. How do you break such devastating news to someone you love? That Moses struggled, searching for the right words, the gentle ap...
The Torah tells us Aaron died on Mount Hor (Numbers 20:22-29), but the how of it, well, that's where the legends fill in the gaps, adding layers of human emotion to a divine decree...
The Torah tells us of Aaron's death atop Mount Hor (Numbers 20:22-29), but it leaves out some fascinating details that our tradition fills in. Specifically, what happened when Mose...
The Torah only gives us glimpses, but Jewish legend fills in the spaces with breathtaking detail. Eleazar, newly adorned in the garments of the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, stands...
In Jewish tradition, there's a concept called the "kiss of God," a death so gentle, so divine, that it’s reserved for the most righteous. And the story of Aaron's passing is intert...
The death of Aaron, the High Priest, brother of Moses, is just such a story. The Legends of the Jews, that amazing collection of rabbinic tales and biblical expansions compiled by ...
The Torah tells us about Aaron, the High Priest, and it paints a pretty clear picture. It wasn't just his position, but his character that earned him such profound respect and affe...
As retold by Ginzberg, when Moses witnessed the immense grief for Aaron, felt by both humans and celestial beings, he was overcome. He wept, not just for Aaron, but for himself. "W...
Legends of the Jews turns to When Aaron Vanished on the Mountain. Moses and Eleazar return from the mountain, but Aaron isn't with them. The people, frantic, demand that Moses prod...
