Exile

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Explore 987 Jewish texts related to the theme of Exile, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

Esther and Joseph

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

And according to Jewish tradition, it's precisely from that place of utter vulnerability that the greatest acts of redemption can spring. : After the devastation of Jerusalem, when...

Mordecai and the Secret Teaching

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

The Book of Esther, or Megillat Esther, as it's known, is full of these moments. And one of the most intriguing is the decision Esther makes, at the urging of her uncle Mordecai, t...

Kingdom of Ahasuerus of Esther

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

It's between Ahasuerus, the king of Persia, and Esther, his queen. He asks her a simple question: "Whose daughter art thou?" Seems innocent enough. But Esther doesn't give him a si...

Giving of the Torah and Azarta

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

We're diving into a curious custom observed in the month of Siwan (roughly May-June), a time closely associated with Shavuot, the celebration of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai....

Kingdom of Esther and Haman

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

We all know the story: Esther, Mordechai, the wicked Haman, and the foolish King Ahasuerus. But the chilling details of Haman's plan, as described in Legends of the Jews by Louis G...

Mordecai and the Heavenly Realms

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

We all face those moments, personally and collectively, where things feel impossibly dark. What then? Well, let's dip into the story of Mordecai, from the Book of Esther. A truly t...

Esther's Transgression and Mordecai

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

Mordecai, in the Book of Esther, certainly did. He had to communicate with Esther, his niece and now Queen, without raising suspicion. So how did he do it? Well, according to Legen...

Kingdom of Esther

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

That's exactly where Esther found herself, as the story unfolds in the Book of Esther and expands in the rich tapestry of Jewish legend. Before her fateful meeting with King Ahasue...

Haman: Kingdom of Mordecai

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews (Ginzberg)

We all know the story of Mordecai and Haman. Haman, the villainous advisor to the king, plots to annihilate the Jews, and Mordecai, the righteous leader, stands in his way. In Lege...