The Exodus

Four Passover conversations with God

We all possess characteristics of each child, and during Passover we conduct each of these four conversations in parallel.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, March 28, 2024.

Rafah and the Ten Plagues

This year, it is not enough to recite the plagues of the past and understand their integral role in the story of our liberation.

By NOLAN LEBOVITZ
02/04/2024

The exodus from Egypt,  Tu Bishvat, and your money

Far too often investors focus on the immediate present without any broader perspective. They lose sight of their long-term goals, because of short-term fear.

By AARON KATSMAN
27/01/2024

'Founding God’s Nation': Unexpected power in understanding the Exodus

Founding God’s Nation: Reading Exodus is a book that should be carefully “read.” The reader will be gifted with new, enriching insight into God’s plan for the Jewish people.

By RABBI SHMUEL GOLDIN
02/12/2023

Azerbaijan says it does not want exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh, urges Armenians to stay

Many of those leaving have said they fear persecution and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Azerbaijan.

By REUTERS
28/09/2023

In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are

Masei opens with a list of 42 spots in the wilderness where the Israelites camped along the way — 42 phases of their epic trek from slavery toward the ever-elusive promised land.

By RABBI DIANE ELLIOT/JTA
13/07/2023

The Exodus changed the Jewish people. The giving of the Torah changed everything - opinion

Shavuot is not (only) the culmination of Passover, but (also) its subversion.

By SHAUL MAGID/JTA
10/05/2023

Was there a coup in Egypt during the biblical Exodus?

Pharaoh dying in the firstborn plague would lead to the immediate crowing that night of a new Pharaoh. This is further supported by the word “rose”: “And Pharaoh rose up in the night.”

05/05/2023

A midrash, a miracle and some mud

What lessons does the biblical miracle of the parting of the Red Sea in Exodus, commemorated on Passover, have for modern Israel amid domestic turmoil?

A Zionist Omer: Significant days in Israeli history

A proposal for a Zionist counting of the Omer, a purposeful reflection on the significance of just a few of the anniversaries, commemorations, and celebrations in the weeks ahead.

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