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Even though he messed up big time by breaking his oath, he was, at heart, a good and just ruler. So good, in fact, that God almost changed His mind about punishing the wicked gener...
The prophet Jeremiah certainly knew. Even as tragedy unfolded around him, he refused to sugarcoat the truth. Imagine him, standing before the king, knowing that his words could sea...
Even after all his victories, all his power, the thought of Jerusalem gnawed at him. But why? What pushed him to finally launch his attack? Well, according to the legends, it wasn'...
It’s a mystical land inhabited by the Sons of Moses, and it’s a vision of communal harmony that's been whispered about for centuries. Ginzberg, in his Legends of the Jews, paints a...
The book of Ezekiel gives us some potent imagery. And Jewish tradition, ever eager to fill in the gaps, expands on the story. to a fascinating, if somewhat gruesome, tale of resurr...
Sometimes, even the most extraordinary events can bring unexpected anxieties. Take the story of those brought back from the dead – a true gift. Yet, according to Legends of the Jew...
That was life under Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king who loomed over the ancient world like a thundercloud. But even the longest storms eventually break. After forty years – a r...
We left Belshazzar throwing a wild party, desecrating the sacred vessels from the Temple in Jerusalem (Ginzberg, Legends of the Jews, Vol. 4). It was a brazen act of arrogance, a s...
Daniel certainly knew that feeling. After wisely advising Darius, Daniel was appointed to a powerful position, heading up a council of three administrators. He was second only to t...
