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That’s the feeling I get when I read about Hanamel and his desperate attempts to save Jerusalem. Hanamel, the uncle of the prophet Jeremiah, wasn't content to sit idly by as the Ch...
The Talmud (Yoma 69a) certainly seems to think so when it tells us that the presence of a righteous person can protect an entire city. But what happens when that person is removed?...
Let’s talk about Jeremiah. We all know the prophet. The one who warned Judah of its impending doom, the “weeping prophet” who saw the Babylonian exile coming. But what happened aft...
The Babylonians sacked the city, but did they get everything? Well, some say that not all the sacred objects fell into enemy hands. The prophet Jeremiah, according to tradition, ma...
The story goes that Baruch, a figure shrouded in reverence, penned a book filled with sacred prayers and wisdom. This wasn't just any book; it was so valued that it was read aloud ...
We’re talking about Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah – you might know them better by their Babylonian names, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They were faithful Jews living in exile ...
Nebuchadnezzar, that infamous king of Babylon, thought he was sitting pretty. He even had a rather macabre drinking vessel made from the bones of a slain Jew. Can you imagine the a...
Sometimes, even the most extraordinary events can bring unexpected anxieties. Take the story of those brought back from the dead – a true gift. Yet, according to Legends of the Jew...
You might think he'd be remembered with bitterness, given that Jerusalem fell during his reign. But, surprisingly, the legends paint a different picture. According to Legends of th...
