Moses

Parashat Beshalach: The joy of ‘mitzvot’

Recounting for the first time the story of an entire people who, after long years of harsh and grueling bondage, emerge into freedom.

JOSEPH’S TOMB in Nablus.
Gold.

Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again

Promises.

Parashat Bo: Promises must be kept

Parsha.

Parashat Va’era: Why being good is the secret strength we forget


Ties with Israel through the lens of Ethiopia’s ambassador

Tsegay Berhe takes the connection between the two peoples all the way back to Moses.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspects a guard of honor at the National Palace during his State visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 7, 2016

To understand Facebook's CEO, ask: What would Moses do?

Moses served his people, was humble, had a vision, showed empathy and engendered trust; Zuckerberg tried to show all these traits in his testimony before Congress in April.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens while testifying before a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Don't stay the course

A good deed done privately may be laudable, but the same deed performed the next day with a boastful intent is unworthy.

AN ANCIENT Canaanite idol of Baal with raised arm from the 14th–12th centuries BCE, found at Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit in modern-day Syria)

Parashat Yitro: Faith, morality and free choice

‘You shall not covet’ is the result of deep faith in God. If you believe that you do not deserve something that is not yours, you will not covet it!

‘MOSES ON Mount Sinai’ (c. 1895-1900) by French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme.

Parashat va'era: Faith, humility and modesty

There is no doubt that humanity has the responsibility to advance morally and make every effort for the benefit of all people.

MOSES HOLDS his staff at the Battle of Rephidim in this painting titled ‘Victory O Lord!’ (1871) by English painter John Everett Millais

Moses vs Jesus: The Superman metaphor

The Jerusalem Post

Judaism is the star at a Bible museum built by Hobby Lobby

$500 million Bible museum opened on National Mall park in Washington D.C.

A woman looks at a Bible during a preview of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2017

Loosen the reins to let Judaism flourish

Israel could be the salvation of non-literalist Judaism.

Egalitarian prayer rally at the upper plaza of the Western Wall

A Tale Of Two Aharons

The Jerusalem Post

Korah and the consequences of fake news

The mutiny in the desert illustrates a higher form of challenging authority in search of truth.

Art by Pepe Fainberg