The Exodus reminds us that freedom is not always granted easily. But it also teaches us that persistence, faith, and the unwavering pursuit of justice will, in the end, overcome even the hardest of ...

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

In Exodus, God summons Ten Plagues against the Egyptians to free the Jews. Although some people view this story as … Continue ...

I completed a Bible study on Psalm 90. This Psalm is a prayer from Moses to God. Moses prays about the eternal nature of God; the fragile nature of humanity; mankind’s sinful ...

Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 ...

Armed and Divided Shabbat Thought Torah Portion Beshalach 2025 (revised from previous versions) In the Torah portion this ...

What would you say about the Israelites in Egypt? When God was raining down those plagues on Pharaoh and his people to force ...

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...

In fact, they don’t stop complaining. With the Egyptians in hot pursuit and finding themselves trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea; they complain. And they complain in such typical Jewish ...

California officials denied—and tried to hide—the first plague epidemic that reached U.S. shores Sarah Holzmann Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague infections, all stemming from the ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

‘This is the purport of Yitro’s words: ‘What Hashem had done for Israel’: that he afflicted Pharoah with the awesome ten plagues, so that he should be compelled to send Bnei Israel ...