Bible

Parashat Bo: Promises must be kept

Keeping promises is the foundation of trust between people, of educating children, and of building a moral future.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Promises.
Farah Pahlavi, former Empress of Iran, pictured with the author.

'The Prince of Persia': History, faith, and a warning the West ignored - opinion

Evangelical Bible believers see the uprising in Iran as a battle between principalities and powers similar to a battle that happened in Persia during Daniel’s day in the Bible.

|ByMIKE EVANS
US President Donald Trump as Pharaoh, in an Iranian caricature

Pharaoh, Nimrod, Trump: Tasnim’s headline writers went ancient this week

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-related outlet's article argues that US President Donald Trump fits a “Pharaonic” pattern of arrogance and violence. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chief rabbis of Jerusalem, Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Rabbi Arye Stern

Rabbis after Google: Jewish leadership must be reimagined - opinion

Judaism has always evolved. In a world of instant access and fading institutions, rabbinic leadership must evolve with it.

|ByADAM GINDEA

From fear to song: Haftarah of Parashat Beshalach mirrors Israel's current state - opinion

As in the Jewish Bible, Israel also now stands at a moment that offers the hope of quiet. With a fragile cessation of hostilities holding for now, we feel just about ready to lift our heads and heart

FEBRUARY 7, 2025ByKENNETH BRANDER
Exodus - the splitting of the Red Sea.

Parashat Beshalach: The path to victory

Unite the nation through love and kindness, and we will defeat the descendants of Amalek.

FEBRUARY 7, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
An illustrative image of chess pieces.

Parashat Beshalach: How to cross the Reed Sea

We are at a watershed moment, and we need to respond from courage, artfulness, and faith, – not from despair. It’s time to cross the Reed Sea together.

FEBRUARY 7, 2025ByRAPHAEL SHUCHAT
An illustrative image of feet walking through the water.

Jewish Youth across Europe embrace Bible Quiz in historic competition

Munich event sees record participation as young Jews reconnect with tradition and identity.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of a Torah scroll and a shofar for Yom Kippur.

Hatred, a spiritual sickness that consumes the soul - opinion

Avoid hatred; it is the poison of progress and is a cancer to the soul. 

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByMOSHE TARAGIN
MODERN-DAY PHARAOHS and Hitlers are all around us

Parashat Bo: Beautiful as the moon

The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
SUPERMOON RISES over Jerusalem this past November.

Parashat Va'era: Pharaoh’s sin of hubris

The blessing that led Pharaoh to the sin of arrogance is the very thing that will turn into a curse.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
In a recent article, Dr. Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities, addressed the enduring myth of the Curse of the Pharaohs.

Trump stirs curiosity online after not placing hand on Bible during oath

Trump had chosen the Bible the 16th President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in on and one given to Trump by his mother, his transition team said.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByREUTERS
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Parashat Shemot: Compassion and respect for others

Redemption and progress cannot come at the expense of another’s dignity.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Moses was a leader with humility, which is what we should be looking for today.

Parashat Shemot: Women as leaders

The remarkable story of six heroines – six courageous women without whom there would not have been a Moses.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByRABBI JONATHAN SACKS
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.