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Levi, son of Jacob and father of the Levites, did. And it all started with a dream. Two days after a particularly vivid dream, Levi and his brother Judah went to their grandfather,...
to the story of Zebulun, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and see how his compassion became his legacy. He’s not always the first name that comes to mind when we think of the tribe...
Joseph, the one they sold into slavery years before, is now a powerful figure. He could have sought revenge. He had every reason to. But, as our text from Legends of the Jews point...
Prophecies and predictions have always held a certain allure, a glimpse behind the curtain of time. And in Jewish tradition, we have plenty of them. This particular prophecy, found...
"I give you no command concerning my silver, or my gold," Naphtali said to his sons. He wasn't concerned with material wealth or earthly possessions. Instead, his focus was on some...
Let’s take a peek into the final moments of Naphtali. After giving his children all sorts of life lessons – we’re not told exactly what they were, but you can imagine the kind of g...
We get a glimpse into that complex moment, not just from the biblical text itself, but from the rich tapestry of Jewish legend. Imagine the scene: Years of separation, a devastatin...
He's lived a long life, seen triumphs and hardships, and now he has one final, crucial instruction. "I command you, my children," he says, his voice perhaps a little frail but firm...
Pharaoh, you see, wasn't just a generic bad guy. According to tradition, he had a dream. A rather unsettling one. In this dream, all of Egypt was balanced on scales, and a single, ...
