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It wasn't a sudden plunge, but a slow slide fueled by choices… and a little help from the King of Demons himself. According to Legends of the Jews, Solomon’s troubles began to snow...
We talked before about how King Solomon, wisest of men, tricked Asmodeus into revealing the secret of the shamir, the magical worm that could cut stone for the building of the Temp...
There’s a powerful story in Jewish lore, found in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, about resilience in the face of famine that’s been echoing through generations. Imagine a land gri...
That’s the kind of pressure Elijah was under. According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Elijah needed to rebuild an altar, dig a trench, and get everything ready in...
The prophet Elijah knew. And according to tradition, the events leading up to that moment, and even his ascent to heaven, hold profound meaning for us all. The story goes that befo...
They get collected, woven into something beautiful, something divine. And that's where Sandalphon comes in. Sandalphon. It's a name that resonates with power. He's described as one...
It’s a question that’s plagued humanity for millennia, and Jewish tradition grapples with it head-on. We find one fascinating perspective in the stories surrounding the prophet Eli...
That's the story we hear about certain exceptional disciples, men who delved deep into the mystical heart of Judaism. We learn that after a disciple had thoroughly absorbed these m...
According to some traditions, the final act of the prophet Elijah, that fiery figure of the Hebrew Bible, will be the ultimate showdown. He will carry out God's command to slay Sam...
