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The Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation by Louis Ginzberg, gives us a glimpse into moments like this. Imagine the scene: Kenaz, overcome, breaks into wails so loud the...
Let’s talk about Ruth, the Moabite woman whose story is woven into the very fabric of Judaism. Ruth, as we know, found herself in a tough spot, widowed and far from her homeland. S...
The story of Deborah unfolds not long after the time of Ruth, another woman held up as an ideal. The Book of Judges tells us that after the death of Ehud, a judge who delivered Isr...
Gideon, one of the Judges of Israel, certainly did. The story goes that an angel appeared to Gideon, tasking him with a monumental mission: delivering Israel from the oppression of...
Take Abdon, for example. He succeeded Jephthah, and just as Jephthah had the unenviable task of dealing with the Ammonites, Abdon had to face the Moabites. Imagine this: The king o...
The ancient Israelites knew that feeling all too well. They were facing defeat after defeat, calamity after calamity. But in the midst of it all, a figure emerged: Samuel. It wasn’...
We often remember Saul for his flaws, his jealousy towards David, and his eventual tragic demise. But did you know that Saul's life was prolonged by none other than the prophet Sam...
But according to the Legends of the Jews, as retold by Ginzberg, David wasn't always so enlightened. He apparently had a bit of a scornful streak, especially when it came to wasps....
We all know David as the shepherd boy who slew Goliath, the king who united Israel, the poet of the Psalms. But did you know he almost accidentally destroyed the world? The story g...
