The Exodus

‘This is from Moses’: Newly imaged Sinai inscriptions revive Exodus-era alphabet debate

High-resolution photography at the turquoise mines of Serabit el-Khadem in Egypt’s south-central Sinai Peninsula highlighted faint letters that one epigrapher reads as “This is from Moses.”

 Cylinders found at Tel Um el-Marra, Syria.
 An illustration signifying the importance of smaller steps as you climb a figurative ladder.

Lag Ba'Omer 2025 will act as vehicle to express prayers for hostages, soldiers, all Jews - opinion

 PLATE 11: ‘And She Stood by Us,’ by Matthew L. Berkowitz, from ‘The Lovell Haggadah,’ Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies and Nirtzah Editions LCC, Jerusalem, copyright 2008.

The importance of God's name in the story of Passover - opinion

 Riders on camels are seen passing pyramids in Egypt.

Passover 2025: From the pride of Egypt to the humility of Israel - opinion


The nature of miracles: From splitting the Red Sea to the State of Israel - opinion

I think that Passover in general, and its seventh day in particular, is the perfect time to appreciate “the miracles that are with us daily,” as we say in the Amidah prayer.

THE STORY ends with the familiar Parting of the Red Sea

Passover 2025: Crossing your own Red Sea

We all face Red Seas in one form or another. But the good news is that just as God parted the waters for our forefathers when they left Egypt, He can part them for us as well.

 PHARAOH’S ARMY engulfed by the Red Sea, by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900. ‘The wind dropped, the waters flooded back, and the entire Egyptian force was drowned.’

The Passover paradox: Being given freedom from slavery, but also new strict rules

Surely, freedom means the overthrow of rules? Why leave one bondage merely to enter another, even if only a symbolic one?

 'Moses Parting the Red Sea' by Hans Jordaens.

Passover: The message of empathy in the Haggadah

This Passover, as we retell the story of our journey from slavery to freedom, may we be mindful of the other people seeking to experience the same journey toward freedom.

 'Moses and Aaron speak before Pharaoh,' by Benjamin West.

'Departing Egypt: Passover Haggadah': Excerpts for insights at the Passover Seder

Below are excerpts from Rabbi Aryeh A. Frimer’s book, chock-full of insights aimed at providing ample food for thought and discussion at the Seder. 

 CAVE OF the Patriarchs in Hebron’s Old City.

Passover 2025: Why must Jews see themselves as personally leaving Egypt?

Why should one see themselves as if they personally left Egypt? Because it's the essence of redemption: giving everyone, no matter his situation, the inner strength of faith, hope, joy, serenity.

 An illustrative image of an illuminated pathway.

Passover and the price of redemption: The burden of war must be shared by all Jews - opinion

Real redemption requires sacrifice: only when every Jew embraces this burden will we truly understand the slavery and freedom in the matzah and the blood and jubilation in the wine.

 Haredi men dressed in traditional ultra-Orthodox garb stand behind a group of religious IDF soldiers

Perception is reality: The importance of a narrative of Jewish unity - opinion

The stories we tell ourselves define our reality – especially in turbulent times, when a clear narrative can be the difference between confusion and clarity, between despair and resilience.

 STRIKING A balance between living within our personal narrative and staying grounded in reality is a delicate task.

From fear to song: Haftarah of Parashat Beshalach mirrors Israel's current state - opinion

As in the Jewish Bible, Israel also now stands at a moment that offers the hope of quiet. With a fragile cessation of hostilities holding for now, we feel just about ready to lift our heads and heart

 Exodus - the splitting of the Red Sea.

The book of Exodus: Our resilience and ability to grow from trauma

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 Ofra Keidar Hyd, and daughter Yael.

Archaeologists find sword linked to Ramses II, tied to Biblical Exodus

Egyptian military structures were strategically built along routes in the northwestern Nile Delta to bolster defense against threats from the Western Desert and Mediterranean Sea.

 Is this the sword of the Exodus Pharoah?