The Exodus

The splitting of the Red Sea is central to Jewish identity, but as the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks asked, "In what sense was it a miracle?"

Jews always possess multi-generational identity, but on Passover that consciousness of past and future is amplified.

As I was reminded over and again in my seminary studies, “The defining metaphor of the Jewish people is the Exodus from Egypt.” 

The origins of the Haggadah are not clear, but the commandment to retell the Exodus comes from a strange night-long meeting of five sages.

The Jerusalem Post spoke to two Egyptian-born Jews to hear about their own Exodus ordeals.

Three foundations of faith found in the Ten Plagues; three purposes toward which Judaism aspires and which we seek to impart.

We all possess characteristics of each child, and during Passover we conduct each of these four conversations in parallel.

This year, it is not enough to recite the plagues of the past and understand their integral role in the story of our liberation.

Far too often investors focus on the immediate present without any broader perspective. They lose sight of their long-term goals, because of short-term fear.

Founding God’s Nation: Reading Exodus is a book that should be carefully “read.” The reader will be gifted with new, enriching insight into God’s plan for the Jewish people.