Bible

A journey to the biblical Red Sea crossing

Over the years, scholars have proposed possible sites for the crossing, with Dr. Yehoshua Meron concluding that it took place near the shoreline of Nuweiba on the eastern coast of the Sinai Peninsula.

A GENERAL VIEW of the Nuweiba delta.
Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed receives a memorable gift from Christian leaders at the inaugural Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa, Canada, March 2026.

Canadians pray for Jerusalem as Parliament penalizes quoting the Bible - opinion

Ezekiel teaches that a true beginning requires cleansing.

Shabbat Hachodesh: A time to cleanse and begin again

Coastline of the Solomon Islands.

Local religious movement claims the Ark of the Covenant is in the Solomon Islands


AI cracks Hammurabi’s ancient script with near-perfect accuracy

Computers now read cuneiform tablets almost flawlessly.

 AI cracks Hammurabi’s ancient script with near-perfect accuracy.

Parashat Chukat: Simple faith

Faith – even when things don’t make sense. Faith – even when life is hard. Even when we have questions, we will always remain steadfast in our beliefs.

 The red heifers brought to Israel from Texas.

Parashat Chukat: Red ashes, endless skies

The war with Iran was something else entirely. It was swift. It was decisive. It was beyond imagination. It felt branded by God Himself.

 REMAINS OF a ballistic missile fired from Iran in the recent war, June 29, 2025.

Echos of biblical proportions: Israel's war with Iran mirrors story of Moses's 12 spies - opinion

The Jewish people in general and the state in particular are truly extraordinary – and that is why, with God’s help, we will prevail against all odds.

 ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the UN Danny Danon speaks at a Security Council meeting this week. The Jewish state’s approach has always been the same as that of Caleb and Joshua: ‘Let us by all means, go up… for we shall surely overcome it,’ says the writer.

Parashat Korah: ‘An elevated place in Gehenna’

What is repentance? It is a small, good thought filled with love – the kind of thought that saved the sons of Korah from a tragic fate; a moment of introspection that can save any Jew from harm.

 ‘THE PUNISHMENT of the Sons of Korah’ by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1481-1482.

Tucker Carlson: The GOAT of replacement theology - opinion

Tucker Carlson is not only the latest mouthpiece for Replacement Theology, but when it comes to “cursing Israel,” he is perhaps the most dangerous of all time.

 Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson on the Tucker Carlson show, June 19, 2025.

This week in Jewish history: Altalena, sin of the spies, Jews expelled from France

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

BYSTANDERS WATCH as the ‘Altalena’ burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv on June 22, 1948

Parashat Shelach: Seeing giants, choosing hope

The 10 spies teach us what happens when fear rules the heart. The ma’apilim teach us of the danger of forcing reality to revive an old fantasy.

 An illustrative image of a grasshopper.

Parashat Shelach: Believe in yourselves

The Torah recounts the argument that erupted between the 10 pessimistic spies and Joshua and Caleb, the two optimistic ones.

 The Grapes of Canaan by James Tissot (circa 1900). Although the 12 spies brought back a cluster of grapes so large that it took two men to carry it, only two of the 12 brought back a good report of the land.

Parashat Beha’alotcha: Yes to speaking up, no to hurting!

Speak up! Share your opinion! Try to bring about change – but not through gossip and not with hurtful words.

 An illustrative image depicting gossip.