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It’s a powerful idea, isn't it? That the very things used to worship God could also tell the story of our destiny. According to Ginzberg’s retelling in Legends of the Jews, each ma...
We all know the stories of its power, its presence in the Tabernacle, and later, its prominent place in Solomon’s Temple. But what happened after that first Temple fell? Well, acco...
We know the menorah was originally housed in the Tabernacle, that portable sanctuary that accompanied the Israelites through the desert. Later, it found its permanent home in the T...
It’s a question that leads us down a fascinating path through history, prophecy, and the very nature of divine acceptance. Think about the Tabernacle, and later the Temple in Jerus...
The ancient Israelites must have felt something like that when the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, was finally erected in the desert. But according to our tradition, it wasn't just a buil...
Let's delve into the offerings of the tribe of Benjamin, and see what stories they tell. According to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, the sanctuary's placement – first in Shiloh, w...
As recounted in Legends of the Jews, along with the instruction to illuminate the Mishkan (the Sanctuary), came another: to celebrate the Shabbat (Sabbath) by kindling lights. God'...
We see hints of it in the way Moses was commanded to count the Levites. : for all the other tribes, only men fit for war, twenty years old and up, were numbered. But with Levi? Eve...
We're talking about a fire so intense, so utterly divine, that it brought utter chaos, particularly amongst the tribe of Dan – and those "mixed multitude" who joined them on their ...
