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Your name is tied to your identity, your reputation. But what about God’s name? What does that tell us? The story goes that Moses, finally convinced he had to be the one to lead th...
Well, according to legend, Moses actually got pretty close. The stories tell us that Moses, yearning for a deeper connection with the divine, pleaded with God to reveal His Great a...
Even after God revealed Himself in the burning bush, even after all the reassurances, Moses still hesitated. "But," he argued, "they will not believe me! They won't listen. They'll...
"What! Is our sorrow not great enough, burdened as we are by those who have suffered in Egypt from the very beginning? Must you add more to the land?" Can you imagine Aaron saying ...
The guy who parted the Red Sea, received the Ten Commandments. But even Moses had his moments of doubt. There’s this fascinating passage in Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, t...
Ancient Jewish texts grapple with that very question, often framing it as divine retribution – a cosmic balancing of the scales. And there's no better place to see this play out th...
It's not just about freedom from slavery; it's about the cosmic battle between belief and denial, played out through plagues and miracles. to the second plague, the plague of the f...
The ancient stories wrestle with these questions, too. Take the story of Pharaoh and the plagues in Egypt. We all know the story: Moses demands freedom for the Israelites, Pharaoh ...
The Israelites, after witnessing incredible plagues and finally being released from Pharaoh's grip, found themselves trapped between the sea and the pursuing Egyptian army. Talk ab...
