exodus

Ruth Gruber

A life dedicated to rescue.

Collective Punishment and Collective Responsibility

Did all Egyptians deserve to be punished?

Israelis on Screen

Blond Hair, Blue Eyes, and a Bad Accent.

Aaron, the High Priest

Moses's brother helped lead the Israelites to freedom.

What Are Cherubim?

The cherub is a type of angel that is a staple of the Bible and later Jewish literature, but probably didn’t originally look like a rosy-cheeked, bare-bottomed baby with wings.

Miriam

Moses's sister led the Israelite women in dance out of Egypt.

Zipporah

Moses's wife was a Midianite.

What Was the Tabernacle (Mishkan)?

A portable sanctuary in the wilderness.

Maggid: Telling the Passover Story at the Seder

This lengthy section of the Passover seder tells the story of the Exodus from Egypt.

The Golden Calf

As commonly understood, this biblical narrative condemns the first violation of the prohibition against idolatry--but it's not that simple.