A king's pardon is possible when he rules by fiat, but a Jewish ruler is subject to the law ...

Future historians would deride this as the “Pharaoh Constant” – a civilization of unbroken empire, universal slavery, and ...

In his speech to Congress a few weeks ago, Bibi concluded with a quote from none other than Moses, the great leader of the Jews and hero of Passover. Indeed, many of his supporters might see him as a ...

Moses’ and Aaron’s first encounter with Pharaoh turned out, on a human scale, to be a disaster: The conditions of Hebrew slavery worsened. They now faced the same brick quota without the necessary ...

Each and every one of us should rise to the occasion and seek justice, seek victory, seek fulfillment for this amazing and ...

Moses was the original Jewish political activist and lobbyist. He organized his thoughts and priorities, then went to the top powers to demand action. What’s more, God made it clear the choice of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At some point in our lives, all of us have had to follow while someone else leads. Whether it be a parent, a teacher or a ...

I attempt here to make sense of a fundamental yet often overlooked dimension of the exodus story: that it is premised on a ruse. In Ex 3:16-17, God tells Moses to convey to the Israelite elders that ...

The opening of the 10th chapter of Exodus, the beginning of this week’s Torah portion Bo, reads: "And G-d said to Moses: 'Come to Pharaoh, because I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his ...

In his book “Assimilation versus Separation: Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel,” Aaron Wildavsky examines Joseph’s career. Wildavsky, who had a distinguished ...

The name Moses is a play on a Hebrew word that means “to be drawn out of” — in his case, the waters of the Nile. Moses was rescued by Pharaoh’s daughter when he was found floating in a basket on the ...

Passover is an eight-day Jewish holiday representing rebirth and new beginnings. Here's how to explain the story of Passover ...