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We often think of Balaam as the sorcerer hired to curse the Israelites, and Jannes and Jambres as the magicians who opposed Moses in Pharaoh’s court, but they had lives, families, ...
Pharaoh, utterly unmoved by Moses and Aaron's plea to let the people go, didn't just say no. He doubled down. On the very day of that fateful audience, he issued a decree. The Isra...
We pick up the story with Moses, right after he convinces Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. He steps just outside the city walls, raising his hands to Adonai (the Lord). Now, why o...
We all know the story of the Exodus, the parting of the Red Sea, the dramatic escape from slavery. But what about the Egyptians left behind? It wasn't just a simple case of "poof, ...
The Israelites knew that feeling all too well, not just physically, but spiritually too. Their journey through the desert wasn't just about finding oases; it was about finding conn...
Not just any breakfast, mind you, but manna, that heavenly food that sustained the Israelites in the desert for forty years. According to Ginzberg’s retelling in Legends of the Jew...
It’s more than just a day off. It’s a connection to something ancient, something profound. It’s a chance to step back and remember. But it wasn't always easy. Imagine this: The Isr...
The stakes might be higher than we imagine. Imagine this: you’re wandering in the desert, sustained only by miraculous bread falling from the sky – manna. God gives very specific i...
The Israelites, fresh from their miraculous escape from Egypt, certainly had. They were wandering in the desert, sustained by manna, that miraculous bread from heaven. It was nouri...
