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.”
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 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.
Investing a few thousand dollars every year for 10-15 years could potentially leave you with a large nest egg. Before you know it, you could be financially independent.
Moses’s name is mentioned no less than 628 times in the Five Books of Moses, yet here, in the one place where he should shine the most, he is missing.
I hope that at the Seder this year, every parent will tell the story in a manner that fits his or her child so that the child may truly understand the meaning of the Exodus.
How the Israelites made their way from Egypt to the Promised Land is open to various archaeological interpretations.
As he reflects on the 15 years it took him to complete this monumental endeavor, he says he would not hesitate to embark on the project all over again.
The Torah tells of two sets of the Ten Commandments. Likewise, Cecil B. DeMille directed two biblical films called "The Ten Commandments," one in 1923 and the other in 1956.
Unlike Yannai, Springsteen recognizes that the truest redemption happens within the individual: in the blessed, rare moments of the night, out of reach of the cruel binaries of boss man and worker
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