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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...
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...
Jewish tradition has some fascinating, and frankly, comforting answers. Let's talk about one figure who plays a key role in that cosmic transition. Imagine a being who exists forev...
We know him as the fiery prophet, the one who challenged the priests of Baal and ascended to heaven in a chariot of fire. But what if there was more to the story? What if Elijah......
Rabba bar Abbahu knew that feeling all too well. He was a scholar, a man of wisdom, but poverty had him in its grip. He confessed to the prophet Elijah himself that his meager circ...
The tales of Elijah the Prophet often give us glimpses into that "more," blurring the lines between this world and the next. He’s not just a prophet, but almost a celestial caretak...
Jewish tradition certainly suggests so. : we're taught that the Torah, God's own wisdom, is something we're meant to grapple with, to interpret, to argue over even! It's not a stat...
We're talking world-altering, Messiah-bringing kind of power. There's a story in Legends of the Jews that dives right into that very idea, and it involves some of the biggest names...
