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His life was basically one long chase scene, wasn't it? Always looking over his shoulder, always one step ahead of Saul. But even in those darkest moments, the legends tell us, mir...
As Ginzberg retells it in Legends of the Jews, at that very moment, an angel descended, not to offer comfort, but to execute judgment. The angel slew four of David's sons, the prop...
According to the Legends of the Jews – that incredible compilation of rabbinic lore by Louis Ginzberg – David's death was less an ending and more of a…scene change. Think of it as ...
We’re going to delve into a story where a moment of perceived justice sets in motion a chain of events leading to... Rome. Yes, that Rome. Our tale revolves around King Solomon, th...
We all know Solomon as the wise king, the builder of the Temple. But there's another layer to his story, a secret history whispered in the ancient texts. A history of power over de...
We often hear about the human labor, the cedar from Lebanon, the gold and precious stones. But there's a less-told tale, a whisper from the shadows, involving beings not quite of t...
The ancient wisdom tradition understands that feeling all too well. It reminds us, "O son of man, let not time deceive thee; thou must wither away, and leave thy place, to rest in ...
One such legend, recounted in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, involves a mythical creature of immense power: the shamir. The shamir? What’s that? Imagine a tiny worm, or perhaps a ...
King Solomon, the wisest of all men, certainly tried. And the story of his scribes, Elihoreph and Ahijah, is a fascinating, if ultimately sobering, tale about just that. These were...
