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The story of King Hezekiah gives us a glimpse. His father, Ahaz, hadn't exactly been a champion of Jewish learning. In fact, according to the legends, he actively suppressed it! Ca...
The story of Zedekiah, the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile, is a powerful example. We find it told in fascinating detail in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. Zedekiah ...
Let’s talk about a feast, a capital city, and a birthright. We're starting with Ahasuerus. Remember him? He's the Persian king from the Book of Esther, the one who throws a massive...
And after that, a grand feast for everyone in the capital city of Shushan. Now, according to the Megillah—the Scroll of Esther—the king wasn't trying to antagonize anyone with this...
What are the odds that a Jewish girl would become queen of Persia, just in time to save her people from annihilation? Well, let’s rewind a bit to the very beginning of the Book of ...
We know him from the Book of Esther, but the rabbinic tradition fills in so much more, painting a richer, more detailed picture of this central figure. It turns out, there's a lot ...
Talk about culture shock! How did she navigate this world without losing herself? Well, the Megillah (the Scroll of Esther) only gives us hints. But the sages, those master storyte...
That's Sukkot. Now, you might know it as the Feast of Tabernacles or the Festival of Booths. It's a time of harvest celebration and remembrance of the Israelites' journey through t...
Our tradition teaches that wisdom isn't just something you're born with. It's something you actively seek, something you pray for, something you might even… fast for. The Midrash M...
