Post 7 PASSOVER TRADITIONS ANYONE CAN ADOPT Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a Jewish holiday commemorating the Jewish liberation by God from slavery in Egypt. In the Book of Exodus, the Hebrew Bible describes the Israelites freedom under the… Read More
Post Did the Jews Build the Pyramids? The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest monument among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is also the only structure that remains intact. It is a marvel… Read More
Post The Biblical Symbolism Of Passover Foods The home-based Passover service, known as the Passover Seder, is brimming with Biblical symbolism. Seder is the Hebrew word for order, alluding to the idea that God runs the world in… Read More
Post The Four Cups of Wine At the Passover Seder, Jews are obligated to drink four cups of wine while leaning to the left. The Mishnah (Pesachim 10:1) states that even the poor are obliged to… Read More
Post The Making of a Nation The Torah portion of Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1), which opens the Book of Exodus, recounts the transition of the Children of Israel from their esteemed position within Egyptian society to a… Read More
Post The Remarkable Women Behind Moses’ Success Everyone is familiar with the phrase, “Behind every great man is an even greater woman.” In the case of Moses, it took far more than one woman to help him… Read More
Post The Very First Righteous Gentiles: Shifra and Puah The identity of these “Hebrew midwives” (meyaldot haivriyot) is debated by Jewish commentators. Many rabbis have assumed the literal meaning: that they were Jewish women. Other commentators, including the Abrabanel,… Read More
Post Three Steps to Achieving Greatness “You’re a lot shorter in person than I expected.” That is the phrase that actors hear most often. It is the flip side of the “larger than life” perception of… Read More
Post WATCH: Ancient Archaeology Proves Jews Were Slaves in Egypt See fascinating evidence that proves the accuracy of the Bible and learn from Rabbi Akiva Gersh about the archeological evidence from the ancient cities of Pithom and Raamses mentioned in… Read More
Post Lessons from the Sale of Joseph Many wondered why the 10,000 Jews expelled from their homes in Gaza did not use weapons to defend their land. Thank God, the lesson of Joseph’s sale remains strong. This… Read More