Moses

The divine cannot be reduced to scientific explanation or empirical inquiry. God exists beyond the categories through which human beings normally understand reality.

The victory of the midwives over Pharaoh was the beginning of Israel’s triumph over Egypt.

The Talmud identifies Yom Kippur as one of the two happiest days in the year (along with the 15th of Av).

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The discovery, if confirmed, could provide the first archaeological evidence confirming the existence of the biblical Moses outside the texts of the Holy Scriptures.

Moses does not stand alone on Nevo – we stand with him. Together, we gaze toward a future we build but may never fully enter. Together with him, many Jews look toward a land they may never cross.

We are all entitled to even the strongest of our beliefs and opinions. And yet, we should never be so sure of what we think that we are not open to a different voice, a different opinion.

In the silence of those who do not yet know how to ask, in the melodies of our ancestors, and in the courage it takes to carry memory forward.

The International Criminal Court would issue arrest warrants charging the Israelite leaders with genocide and other versions of the blood libel.

Nothing in the Torah is superfluous. From every word – and even from each letter – our sages derived halachic rulings or ethical teachings.