A Levite leaves Bethlehem to look for another job, and runs into Micha who offers him to be a priest at his temple.

We begin the story of "Pesel Micha", one of two stories at the end of the book of Judges that reflects the spiritual decay of the period

After being captured and his eyes put out, Samson gets the last laugh and brings the house down on the Philistines.

We reflect on how Samson has changed in this chapter, and raise the question, could Delilah have been Jewish?

Samson uproots the gates of Gaza, and then falls for Delilah, and the drama begins....

We look at Genesis Raba 98 and Sota 10 to see what the sages say about Samson

Samson continues his hits on the Philistines, even as his own people try to turn him in.

Samson takes vengeance on the Philistines by burning their crops.

We finish up chapter 14, taking a deeper dive into Samson's riddle.

Samson poses a riddle at his "sheva Brachos" before his "best men", and they can't solve it.