WHY SLAVERY? WHY MIRACLES?

March 14th, 2018

On the festival of Pesach (Passover) we celebrate a seminal event in Jewish history – the freeing of the nascent Jewish people from slavery in Egypt over 3,300 years ago.

Rabbi Dunner explores the reasons behind the servitude in Egypt, and explains why it was important for the Jews to be freed from Egypt via the medium of ten miraculous plagues, followed by the splitting of the Red Sea.

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PEOPLE OF THE BOOK

This week, Jewish communities worldwide will read Parshat Yitro, which recounts one of the most defining moments in Jewish history—God's giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. These directives... Read More

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