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That’s essentially the choice presented to MOSES in this powerful moment we find in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews. God speaks to Moses, commanding, "Put off thy shoes from off thy...
The story goes that Moses, up on Mount Sinai, wasn’t just getting the Ten Commandments. He was getting a download of, well, everything. The past, the present, and, crucially, the f...
Moses, fresh from his encounter with the burning bush, is now tasked with the monumental job of leading the Israelites out of Egypt. He’s got a bit of an edge, maybe a little too m...
Moses certainly did. Imagine this: God asks you to go on a little errand. No biggie. But before you can even answer, God gives you a sneak peek – not just of the future, but of the...
Terrifying. That's exactly where Moses and Aaron found themselves when they approached Pharaoh. Pharaoh's palace wasn't just a building; it was a fortress, a symbol of absolute pow...
Ginzberg, in Legends of the Jews, presents a fascinating, almost unsettling, answer. You see, when the time for redemption drew near, fulfilling the promise to Abraham, there was a...
Because, according to some traditions, even the ten plagues weren't enough to soften the hearts of the Egyptians. The oppression of the Hebrews continued relentlessly, right up to ...
Freedom. Did everyone just instantly start singing and dancing? Well, not exactly. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, the Israelites were… well, they were ex...
That’s kind of what the Israelites were facing as they fled Egypt. Pharaoh, that stubborn ruler, wasn't about to let them go easily. After the plagues, after the death of the first...