Moses
This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Parashat Mishpatim: The long search for moral society
First values, then holy places: Lesson from Sinai and Jerusalem - opinion
Parashat Yitro: Illuminating the fog
The Jewish leaders leading the Jewish people - then and now - opinion
Living in modern Israel is like living in a real-time ongoing Talmudic dispute.
Rosh Hashanah: ‘For my sake the world was created’
Each individual has the power and potential to change the world. Indeed, throughout Jewish history there were many individuals who literally changed the course of Jewish history.
What are the Ten Commandments in the Bible? - explainer
The Ten Commandments have a central place in Judaism and Jewish history, given by God and Moses at Mount Sinai. Here's what you need to know about them.
Parashat Pinchas: Four comments on leadership
Humility, dedication to the nation’s needs, tolerance and taking responsibility are the traits of an ideal leader, as Rashi taught us based on the words of the Torah.
Passover 2022: A Ukraine Chabad rabbi's Exodus - opinion
How can matzah, made from the most simplistic of ingredients, be intertwined so profoundly with our faith and heritage?
Parashat Vayikra: Every person has a name
The way that God turns to Moses teaches us how to behave in our own relationships.
Jews of Egypt, Europe were bound by mental enslavement - opinion
The Hebrews in Egypt during Moses’s time, and the Jews in Europe during Herzl’s time, failed to envision the path to freedom.
From Moses to Herzl: Acquiring the knowledge in front of your eyes
Internalizing the lessons from Moses’s exodus, Herzl understood that transformations need to happen gradually – he referred to those 40 years in the desert as “education through migration.”
Lifting the veil: Meet Dorothy Tiano Melvin
“I felt in bondage to depression over my mother’s death, and I felt I needed to break those bonds.”
Parashat Ki Tavo: Joy – the key to victory
The fact that bad things can come from God and affect His nation when it does not follow His path presents a difficult theological problem for people who believe in a benevolent and righteous God.