The Exodus

Middle Israel: How 'The Odyssey' echoes the Jewish story of homecoming - opinion

Written roughly in the time of Isaiah, The Odyssey had nothing to do with the Jews. Its narrative, however, sure is relevant to the Jews, as their own narrative comes under assault. 

JEWISH IMMIGRANTS from Europe arrive in Haifa in 1929. Drawing on Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of ‘The Odyssey,’ the writer explores why the Jewish return to Zion remains one of history’s enduring homecoming narratives.
Partial statue of Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great") discovered at Tel Faraon, Egypt, April 23, 2026.

Partial statue of Ramesses the Great found in ancient Egyptian capital city along Nile

CHERRY TREES blossom in New York City in April.

The scourge that is anti-Israel US politicians - opinion

Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)

When miracles demand courage: A moral reading of Exodus for our time - opinion


Parashat Shemot: Courageous woman in Pharaoh’s palace

Pharaoh’s daughter is one of the courageous women we meet in parashat Shemot, alongside the Hebrew midwives Shifra and Pu’ah, Yocheved and Miriam.

 SANDRA KRAIL (L) of the Netherlands seen during a ceremony at Yad Vashem honoring her grandparents Johannes and Jantje Keijl-Schoemaler as Righteous Among the Nations.

Rosh Hashanah: ‘For my sake the world was created’

Each individual has the power and potential to change the world. Indeed, throughout Jewish history there were many individuals who literally changed the course of Jewish history.

 YOU – THE reason the world exists.

What are the Ten Commandments in the Bible? - explainer

The Ten Commandments have a central place in Judaism and Jewish history, given by God and Moses at Mount Sinai. Here's what you need to know about them.

 Moses and Aaron with the 10 Commandments (illustrative).

Israeli archeologists discover 'once-in-a-lifetime find' of ancient pottery under beach

The burial cave in Israel from the Late Bronze Age, the time of Pharaoh Ramses II – possibly from the story of the Exodus from Egypt - contained dozens of intact objects.

 The vessels from 3,300 years ago discovered at Palmachim Beach.

On This Day: 75 years since Exodus 1947 took 4,500 European Jews to Israel

More than 60 ships attempted to take illegal Jewish immigrants to Mandatory Palestine during Aliyah Bet with mixed results. But Exodus 1947 was the largest,

The 'EXODUS' ship following the Britsih takeover, with damage to its makeshift barriers. The banner reads, 'Haganah Ship Exodus 1947.'

Passover: The end of financial slavery - opinion

The beauty of freedom is that you are in control. Stop making excuses, get to work and use your newfound “freedom” to get on the path of financial independence.

Calculating taxes

Passover 2022: Finding redemption in the face of terror - opinion

The Talmud teaches that Nisan is the month of redemption for everyone just as it was for the Jews in Egypt in Exodus.

 COMRADES CARRY the body of Border Police officer Yazan Falah, at his funeral in Kisra-Sumei, a day after he was murdered in the Hadera terror attack last month.

The story of Exodus gives Jews empathy to identify with plights of others - opinion

Pulling down barriers such as gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, we are living in an age of unprecedented empathy.

 THE WRITER in Passover spirit with his children.

‘Ani Maamin’: A book that will change the way you think about the Torah

Can belief overcome doubts and the Bible’s critics and skeptics? And does it matter?

 'Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth, and the Thirteen Principles of Faith' by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman

Is the Bible's story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt accurate?

How authentic is the Biblical account of the Jewish people’s departure from Egypt for the Promised Land?

 Departure of the Israelites 'Departure of the Israelites' by David Roberts, 1829.