Joseph and Moses live different lives at different times with different leadership styles. But one thing is exactly the same: a shared passion for a vibrant Jewish future.
COMMENTARY: Far from arbitrary punishments, the plagues of Egypt are presented in Exodus as divine signs meant to call ...
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 ...
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 ...
Why did Moses tell Pharaoh, if not a lie, then less than the full truth? Here is the conversation between him and Pharaoh after the fourth plague, arov, “swarms of insects:” Pharaoh summoned Moses and ...
She is one of the most unexpected heroes of the Hebrew Bible. Without her, Moses might not have lived. The whole story of the exodus would have been different. Yet she was not an Israelite. She had ...
(RNS) — On Ashura, the promise of Paradise is divine assurance even when the world shows its vilest cruelty. No pharaoh, tyrant or terrorist can take any of those things away. (RNS) — The story of ...
Misha Shulman has been working on his play Pharaoh, about the villain from Exodus, for over a decade. When he speaks with people about it he gets a curious response. “Most people, I tell them, ‘Well ...