The Exodus
Beyond the Headlines: Stronger than we think
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.
Invoking Torah, Minnesota Jews mobilize against ICE operations
This week in Jewish history: Miracle aids and antibiotics
‘This is from Moses’: Newly imaged Sinai inscriptions revive Exodus-era alphabet debate
Azerbaijan says it does not want exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh, urges Armenians to stay
Many of those leaving have said they fear persecution and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Azerbaijan.
In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are
Masei opens with a list of 42 spots in the wilderness where the Israelites camped along the way — 42 phases of their epic trek from slavery toward the ever-elusive promised land.
The Exodus changed the Jewish people. The giving of the Torah changed everything - opinion
Shavuot is not (only) the culmination of Passover, but (also) its subversion.
Was there a coup in Egypt during the biblical Exodus?
Pharaoh dying in the firstborn plague would lead to the immediate crowing that night of a new Pharaoh. This is further supported by the word “rose”: “And Pharaoh rose up in the night.”
A midrash, a miracle and some mud
What lessons does the biblical miracle of the parting of the Red Sea in Exodus, commemorated on Passover, have for modern Israel amid domestic turmoil?
A Zionist Omer: Significant days in Israeli history
A proposal for a Zionist counting of the Omer, a purposeful reflection on the significance of just a few of the anniversaries, commemorations, and celebrations in the weeks ahead.
How could the Jews who left Egypt have achieved financial freedom?
Investing a few thousand dollars every year for 10-15 years could potentially leave you with a large nest egg. Before you know it, you could be financially independent.
Passover Seder: Moses, matzah and modesty - opinion
Moses’s name is mentioned no less than 628 times in the Five Books of Moses, yet here, in the one place where he should shine the most, he is missing.
Passover: A new reading of the Four Sons at the Seder
I hope that at the Seder this year, every parent will tell the story in a manner that fits his or her child so that the child may truly understand the meaning of the Exodus.
Passover, Exodus: How did the Jews go from Egypt to Israel?
How the Israelites made their way from Egypt to the Promised Land is open to various archaeological interpretations.
