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King David, the sweet singer of Israel, knew that feeling all too well. According to the Legends of the Jews, collected and retold by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, David’s reign wasn’t all...
That’s exactly the situation King David found himself in, according to the Legends of the Jews. He wasn’t choosing between dinner options, though. This was a divine reckoning. You ...
When King David, the sweet singer of Israel and warrior king, was laid to rest, Solomon, his wise son, filled his tomb with unimaginable treasures. We're talking about a king known...
I've got one for you, straight from the heart of Jerusalem and the mystical lore surrounding King David's tomb. Imagine a poor Jewish washerwoman, a woman known for her piety. She'...
It's not just mourning and a coronation, you know. Sometimes, there's a little unfinished business to take care of. And in the case of King Solomon, that unfinished business came i...
The legendary King Solomon, wisest of all men, knew. And, as the stories tell us, he sometimes shared that knowledge… with a price. One tale, found in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jew...
And what he hears… saves him from death! The story goes that he heeded the advice of a rooster, and by doing so, he managed to cheat fate. We don't know the details of the advice, ...
Jewish tradition is full of them – little mind-benders that seem designed to make you smile and scratch your head at the same time. to a few, shall we? Imagine this: "There is some...
They loved a good riddle, a clever paradox, and a chance to explore the hidden depths of Jewish thought. to a few of these ancient brain-teasers, culled from the rich tapestry of J...
