Category: Pesach (Passover)

DO NOT REJOICE IN YOUR ENEMY’S DOWNFALL

The splitting of the Red Sea was undoubtedly the greatest miracle of the Exodus story,... Read More

THE SECRET OF JEWISH ENDURANCE

The arrest of David and Louise Turpin in Perris, California, earlier this week was immediately followed... Read More

THE MESSAGE OF PHARAOH’S HARDENED HEART

One of the repeated themes of the Exodus narrative is the phenomenon of Pharaoh’s “hardened... Read More

MISSION THAT ALMOST ENDED BEFORE IT BEGAN (2)

Early on in Shemot (Exodus), God appears to Moses and convinces him to take the... Read More

MISSION THAT ALMOST ENDED BEFORE IT BEGAN (1)

Early on in Shemot (Exodus), God appears to Moses and convinces him to take the... Read More

REVOLUTIONS HAVE TO COME IN PAIRS

It is in an axiom of the American national narrative that in 1776, citizens of... Read More

GENOCIDAL INTENTIONS IN EVERY GENERATION

Probably the most challenging aspect of Holocaust history for Jews is the issue of Jewish... Read More

UNDERSTANDING THE FOUR QUESTIONS

We are all familiar with the ‘Four Questions’ that launch the narrative portion of Seder... Read More