Each of us faces fears, obstacles, and challenges. We encounter people and circumstances, inside and outside, which scare us ...
Moses never veers from this line. Contrary to popular belief, he never tells Pharaoh, “let my people go,” full stop, but ...
Did God rob Pharaoh of his free will in the Exodus story? Or, counterintuitively, did God simply strengthen it?
Pharaoh’s Refusal ...
A children's song about a Pharaoh in pajamas tells more about Jewish history than one might think at first glance.
We can read these different versions as the Egyptians, perhaps out of admiration, guilt, fear, or recognition of injustice, freely giving to their neighbors. A situation where Moses is “esteemed.” ...
Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster explains the Jewish perspective on the choosing of Moses and the women who ...
The Rabbis in the Midrash, always sensitive to nuance, focus our attention on the enigmatic words: "G-d saw that Moses turned ...
In his book “Assimilation versus Separation: Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel,” Aaron Wildavsky examines Joseph’s career. Wildavsky, who had a distinguished ...
Last night, Temple Emanu-El held a special Shabbat service honoring Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who retired last month after 16 ...
On the road to Emmaus, Yeshua met with two of His disciples and, beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to ...
Keeping promises is the foundation of trust between people, of educating children, and of building a moral future.
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