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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...
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...
That’s what happened to Mordecai. He wrote down this dream, a cryptic vision, and later, when a terrible storm threatened to engulf the Jewish people, it was this dream that he rem...
King Ahasuerus, in the Book of Esther, was having one of those nights, and nothing seemed to calm him. That is, until… According to Legends of the Jews, Ahasuerus only found a bit ...
That’s precisely what happened. Haman, you see, was trying to subtly suggest how the king might reward him. But as Legends of the Jews recounts, he noticed the king’s face change w...
Our tradition teaches that wisdom isn't just something you're born with. It's something you actively seek, something you pray for, something you might even… fast for. The Midrash M...
It's about how we learn and what we do with that knowledge. Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic interpretations of the Book of Proverbs, offers some beautiful insights into t...
The ancient texts grapple with this very idea, and there's perhaps no better example than the story of Joseph and his brothers. Midrash Mishlei, a collection of rabbinic teachings ...
The passage from Proverbs 1:22-33 kicks things off: "'How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity?'... 'and fools hate knowledge.'" The Midrash doesn't just let these words...
