Book Of Legends (Sefer Ha-Aggadah): Recent Episodes
Rabbi Haim Ovadia
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Loosely translated as "legends", Aggadah includes the genres of biblical exegesis, stories about biblical characters, the lives of the Talmudic era sages and their contemporary history, parables, proverbs, and folklore. A captivating melange of wisdom and piety, fantasy and satire, Aggadah is the expressive medium of the Jewish creative genius. - Rabbi Haim Ovadia is the Rabbinic leader of the Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Rockville, MD.
The story of the conflict between two mishnaic sages shed light on the problems inflicting Rabbinic leadership today
By knowing the world we know God, an especially relevant message of Psalm 104, read on Rosh Hodesh, during the current Corona Virus crisis
Moises es el protagonista del Exodo, y las mujeres piadosas son las que lo han salvado y educado.