The Exodus
Middle Israel: How 'The Odyssey' echoes the Jewish story of homecoming - opinion
Written roughly in the time of Isaiah, The Odyssey had nothing to do with the Jews. Its narrative, however, sure is relevant to the Jews, as their own narrative comes under assault.
Partial statue of Ramesses the Great found in ancient Egyptian capital city along Nile
The scourge that is anti-Israel US politicians - opinion
When miracles demand courage: A moral reading of Exodus for our time - opinion
Letters to the Editor January 26, 2022: Not one act of violence
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
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.
Did the Exodus happen? Israeli scholar tours Egypt to show it did
The right approach is to look for signs of Egyptian culture in the Torah, Bar Ilan Prof. Joshua Berman says.
Parashat Beshalach: Just be strong and have courage!
Parashat Beshalach opens with a rare verse in that it offers a detailed explanation for a decision of God’s.
Parashat Bo: The victory of the poor man’s lamb
God asked every family or group to get a lamb or sheep and to eat it during the night when the Jewish nation was slated to leave Egypt.
Saving Jews from persecution: The lesson from my bar mitzvah - opinion
If I had had access to the Kremlin the way Moses did to Pharaoh, I suspect I’d have gone there, too.
Parashat Va’erah: Contrasting households
On the moral plane, the Torah taught the world how to see. That remains our responsibility, our struggle and our task.
Parashat Vayigash: Incitement as the little secret
We must look closely: What was the background of this incitement? Why did the king of Egypt incite his nation against the Israelites and why was he so successful?
The essence of the Exodus- From Egypt and from Europe
The Exodus from Egypt and the exodus from Europe 3,000 years later are so similar that biblical critics in the far future might argue that they were one and the same.
Parashat Beshalach - What do you carry?
All of us carry a great deal through life – memories, aspirations, relationships, burdens, natural gifts.