A king's pardon is possible when he rules by fiat, but a Jewish ruler is subject to the law ...

In his speech to Congress a few weeks ago, Bibi concluded with a quote from none other than Moses, the great leader of the Jews and hero of Passover. Indeed, many of his supporters might see him as a ...

Future historians would deride this as the “Pharaoh Constant” – a civilization of unbroken empire, universal slavery, and ...

Moses’ and Aaron’s first encounter with Pharaoh turned out, on a human scale, to be a disaster: The conditions of Hebrew slavery worsened. They now faced the same brick quota without the necessary ...

Moses was the original Jewish political activist and lobbyist. He organized his thoughts and priorities, then went to the top powers to demand action. What’s more, God made it clear the choice of ...

I attempt here to make sense of a fundamental yet often overlooked dimension of the exodus story: that it is premised on a ruse. In Ex 3:16-17, God tells Moses to convey to the Israelite elders that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At some point in our lives, all of us have had to follow while someone else leads. Whether it be a parent, a teacher or a ...

Throughout her discussion of this week’s Torah portion, Va’eira (“I appeared”) in her The Particulars of Rapture, Avivah Zornberg draws fascinating parallels among three main protagonists – Moses, ...

"And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for Joseph had solemnly sworn the people of Israel, saying, 'God will visit you; then you must carry my bones with you from here'" (Exodus 13:19). This ...

Each and every one of us should rise to the occasion and seek justice, seek victory, seek fulfillment for this amazing and ...

SIR: The biblical story of Pharaoh and Moses is freshly insightful and relevant to the current situation in Nigeria and albeit Northern Nigeria. A detailed account and understanding of Pharaoh’s ...

In Hebrew, the holiday is known as Pesach, which means to pass over, because God passed over the Jewish homes when killing ...