The story of the exodus from Egypt describes the birth of the people of Israel under the leadership of Moses. Passover is an opportunity to examine some of the fundamental characteristics of ...

In his speech to Congress a few weeks ago, Bibi concluded with a quote from none other than Moses, the great leader of the Jews and hero of Passover. Indeed, many of his supporters might see him as a ...

Moses’ and Aaron’s first encounter with Pharaoh turned out, on a human scale, to be a disaster: The conditions of Hebrew slavery worsened. They now faced the same brick quota without the necessary ...

An animated film narrating the Jewish story of Moses. This clip will be relevant for teaching KS1 and Early and 1st Level ...

Exodus 12:42 states; “Because the Lord kept a vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep a vigil to honor the Lord for generations to come.” And Psalm ...

The liturgy of Passover is particularly focused on thanking G-d for enabling the Israelite slaves to escape ancient Egypt. And when we anecdotally tell the story of Passover, whether to small children ...

"And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for Joseph had solemnly sworn the people of Israel, saying, 'God will visit you; then you must carry my bones with you from here'" (Exodus 13:19). This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At some point in our lives, all of us have had to follow while someone else leads. Whether it be a parent, a teacher or a ...

Some historians suggest the biblical Moses and the revolutionary Pharaoh Akhenaten may have been the same man. Could this bold theory rewrite history?

The name Moses is a play on a Hebrew word that means “to be drawn out of” — in his case, the waters of the Nile. Moses was rescued by Pharaoh’s daughter when he was found floating in a basket on the ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently uncovered a massive statue believed to depict King Ramses II, the pharoah believed to be a major character in the Old Testament. The statue was found at the Tel ...

In his book “Assimilation versus Separation: Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel,” Aaron Wildavsky examines Joseph’s career. Wildavsky, who had a distinguished ...