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A young woman, a youth, and a highwayman are all caught in a web of circumstance, and Solomon needs to determine who acted most nobly. Sounds like the setup for a riddle, doesn’t i...
King Solomon, with his legendary wisdom, knew how to untangle even the most complex lies. We see this in one particular story recounted in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg. It...
Solomon, as we know, was never one to shy away from a bold statement. But one in particular ruffled feathers. He declared, "One man among a thousand have I found; but a virtuous wo...
This story from the rich tapestry of Jewish legend, found within Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, explores just that question. It begins with King Solomon, whose wisdom, as we know,...
The legendary King Solomon, wisest of all men, knew. And, as the stories tell us, he sometimes shared that knowledge… with a price. One tale, found in Ginzberg's Legends of the Jew...
And what he hears… saves him from death! The story goes that he heeded the advice of a rooster, and by doing so, he managed to cheat fate. We don't know the details of the advice, ...
It wasn’t all ruling and dispensing justice, you know. Sometimes, even kings need a good mental workout! And Solomon, it turns out, had a very specific way to keep his mind sharp: ...
We know him for his wisdom, his judgment, and, of course, the Temple he built. But how did that wisdom manifest itself day to day? Well, stories abound, and some of the most intrig...
The Talmud tells us that Solomon possessed a magical ring that gave him power over all creatures, and he used it to... well, throw some pretty wild parties. The story goes that, fu...
