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It's the twenty-first day of the second month, in the second year of a devastating seven-year famine. Jacob, weary but resolute, makes his way down to Egypt. Famine had gripped the...
Even tales that seem straightforward often have shadowy corners, and the story of Asenath, Joseph's wife, is no exception. We all remember the story of Joseph. Sold into slavery in...
One such story, expanded upon in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, concerns Asenath, Joseph's wife. Remember the dramatic reunion of Joseph and his brothers? It turns out there was m...
Jewish tradition certainly thinks so. It teaches us that names aren't just labels; they're prophecies, reflections of character, even echoes of history. Take the tribe of Gad, for ...
That’s kind of what happened to Levi, son of Jacob, in the story of Dinah and the city of Shechem. It’s a tale filled with passion, betrayal, and some pretty intense family dynamic...
The feeling is as old as time, and it certainly echoes through the ancient stories of our ancestors. Let me tell you about a vision, a calling, described in Ginzberg's Legends of t...
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,...
According to Ginzberg in Legends of the Jews, Judah wasn't shy about sharing his battlefield exploits. He recounted his bravery in the wars against the Canaanite kings and even aga...
We all know it. It’s anger. But have you ever considered it a spiritual danger? An old legend, passed down through generations, speaks directly to this. It's a deathbed message, a ...
