Chapter Two of the biblical Book of Exodus compresses into a mere five paragraphs the extraordinary story of Moses the Israelite boy born into a slave family who becomes the prince of Egypt and then a ...

Yitro, this week’s Torah portion, has a lot to say about qualifications for public officials — namely, trustworthiness and ...

Michelangelo’s Moses has more in common with C.S. Lewis’s Mr. Tumnus than the casual viewer might expect—namely, a couple of ...

The Book of Exodus in the Old Testament is one of the holy texts in the Jewish and Christian religions, recounting the story of the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt, then the birth of Moses ...

This Shabbat, we begin the book of Exodus, which Michael Walzer called ... The story I knew was simple: God sent Moses and miracles to redeem the Jewish people. As we declare on Passover ...

In an age riven by ethnic and religious conflict, the message of the Torah rings true in our time. To be free, you have to ...

Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 28 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every ...

How does the choreography come about? Moses’ supporters make him comfortable. They place a rock underneath him [iv] and allow ...

The Book of Exodus begins with an arresting Prologue. Like all classics, it begins much before the beginning. Kunjootty’s Valiyammachi, grandmother, is telling her grandchild the story of a fire ...

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