We begin with Moses’ pivotal moment. He sees that a slave master is beating a Hebrew. The Torah tells us that Moses “turned ...

The first sentence raises many questions Ten of the eleven potions in the book of Exodus and many portions in other of the five books of Moses begin with the Hebrew letter vav ... could have just said ...

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster reflects on what the Exodus story can teach us in the face of another ...

The most powerful Christian deity is divided into three primary forms: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. With so many forms, it's only natural that this Holy Trinity would bear so many ...

Our Etz Hayim chumash translates Joseph’s question הַע֥וֹד אָבִ֖י חָ֑י as “Is my father still well?”, but a more literal ...

THIS is the moment a 1,500-year-old mosaic is unearthed at a holy site – thought to bless all those who read it. The significant archaeological breakthrough from the Byzantine period ...

Jewish and Christian leaders have prayed this “Priestly Blessing” over their congregations for centuries. However, this ...

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Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I ...

Joseph’s youthful flaws, including his sense of superiority over his brothers, are balanced with an ability as an adult to ...

Buying books is a thrill, but traditional ink-and-paper quickly gobbles up space on your shelves. Fortunately, modern bookworms have come up with modern solutions. The e-reader with an E Ink ...

Some of these titles, of course, include elements of other genres; in these cases, we’ve made judgment calls as to whether a book skews more “literary” or more “genre” and have placed ...