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We know the story of Moses, the parting of the Red Sea, the giving of the Torah. But what about the stories on the periphery, the lives touched by these grand events in unexpected ...
Can you imagine receiving new laws every single day for eleven days straight? Exhausting. So, when God finally told them to move on from Sinai, they were, let's just say, enthusias...
You’ve stood at the foot of Mount Sinai, heard the very voice of God, and entered into a covenant promising to be His people. You’re practically glowing with spiritual energy…. Wel...
We often picture Moses as this towering figure, the man who spoke to God face-to-face and led an entire nation to freedom. But even the greatest leaders have moments of profound vu...
The Torah gives us a fascinating glimpse into this when Moses, the ultimate leader, faces the challenge of delegation. Imagine: The Israelites are in the desert, a vast multitude, ...
That’s the feeling I get when I read about the prophets Eldad and Medad. Their story, as retold in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, is a fascinating little corner of Jewish propheti...
That's the situation Korah and his followers found themselves in, and boy, were they vocal about it! Fueled by fiery rhetoric, Korah's band of rebels confronted Moses and Aaron, th...
Moses, desperate, remembers a secret he learned during his time on Mount Sinai, when he ascended to receive the Torah. It's a pretty wild story, actually. Each angel he encountered...
The ancient Israelites certainly did. And sometimes, loss can make that feeling even more intense. Imagine this: You're trekking through the desert, following a cloud that miraculo...
