Yitro, this week’s Torah portion, has a lot to say about qualifications for public officials — namely, trustworthiness and ...
Comprehension begins within us, including our understanding and encounter with God – the universal web that connects us to ...
Michelangelo’s Moses has more in common with C.S. Lewis’s Mr. Tumnus than the casual viewer might expect—namely, a couple of ...
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Channeling Moses
Chapter Two of the biblical Book of Exodus compresses into a mere five paragraphs the extraordinary story of Moses the Israelite boy born into a slave family who becomes the prince of Egypt and then a ...
The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the ultimate Redemption, which will involve the return of the Jewish People to their Land and ...
The Exodus reminds us that freedom is not always granted easily. But it also teaches us that persistence, faith, and the unwavering pursuit of justice will, in the end, overcome even the hardest of ...
The detail in the story of the Exodus is highly emphasized in the Torah, yet at first sight it appears almost unintelligible. Here is the command: Then the Lord said to Moses, “One last plague ...
The final appearance of the staff in the Exodus story occurs in the iconic moment when Moses splits the sea, carrying out the ...
The following passage speaks truth and offers leadership wisdom for the ages. In Exodus Chapter 18, Moses' father-in-law Jethro, when he saw that Moses was overwhelmed, struggling, and burdened ...
Moses went out, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and 70 elders of Israel, and after them all of Israel. And some say: even the ...