exodus

A Hasidic teaching suggests that power, rather than bringing about liberation, achieves just the opposite.

Fire is a symbol of persistence and faith, but the embers must be tended.

Having set the Israelites free from slavery, God charges them with building a society that affirms precisely what Egypt denies.

Special scriptural readings for the Festival of Weeks.

A debate among the ancient rabbis speaks to a stark difference of opinion about the operation of Jewish memory.

'Let My People Go' is only half the equation.

Miriam's instinctive song of praise tells us something important about calling out to God.

The artisan is as important as the ingredients used.

How the deepest intimacy can be both binding and freeing.