Our sages teach that public embarrassment is akin to bloodshed, yet it is far easier to ignore it, to go about our business ...

Moshe specifically wanted to marry Tzippora because she was black, not only in the color of her skin but because of the humility she represented. Moshe came from his biological parents who were ...

Hopes which are destroyed cause deeper despair than complete hopelessness. The Jews had hoped for a new Pharaoh who would ...

The verb va-yach (“he struck”) is also significant. It shares its root with makot, the plagues. Moses strikes first; God ...

An oft-mentioned spiritual reading holds that the gifts of the Magi were symbols of who the baby Jesus was: Gold was the sign ...

God presented a burning bush to Moses at their first meeting. In the wilderness of Midian, Moses happened to come upon a bush that was burning, but which was not ...

Datan and Aviram The story of Moshe throughout his life as the leader of the Hebrews was one of constant tension, strife and conflict with his own people, let alone anyone else. Here is just the first ...

The three kings are classic figures in every Nativity set — one king on a camel, one kneeling at the manger and one standing ready to offer his gifts. But who were the Wise Men, and what do we know ...

Historians have dedicated significant efforts to authenticating the biblical narratives of the Exodus. Despite their best efforts, the actual locations of the events described in the account remain ...

In the late twelfth century, crusader knights of the Templar order, from the county of Warwickshire in central England, were rumored to have found the Ark of the Covenant while stationed at the ...

[1] 2:3 The Hebrew can also mean "ark" , as in Gen. 6:14. [2] 2:10 "Moses" sounds like the Hebrew for "draw out." [3] 2:22 "Gershom" sounds like the Hebrew for "a foreigner there." ...