And this time Pharaoh sends for Moses and Aaron and amazingly admits that he stands guilty: he says that he has sinned this time (חָטָ֣אתִי הַפָּ֑עַם) and that God is the righteous one (צדיק) and he ...

It appears that its’ underlying purpose is to transform the home into an altar, for the members of the household to serve, at ...

Buck’s 1931 novel recounts: “There came out of the south one day a small slight cloud. The men of the village watched it, and ...

Its drainage basin area is 3,490,000 square kilometers! To understand the essence of the idea of blood and the process that ...

On the physical side, we pray for longevity, good health, prosperity, peace, honor, a life filled with blessings, and a good, long and happy life. On the spiritual side, we ask for a life with a fear ...

In this week’s Torah portion, Vaera, we will read about seven of the 10 plagues that struck Egypt. Just before the seventh plague of hail, the Egyptians “who feared the word of God” herded ...

According to the biblical Book of Exodus, the Plagues of Egypt were a series of calamities ... trait increases chances of a premature death by 10 percent. Neuroticism is associated with negative ...

According to Meir Panim, the entire episode of Am Yisrael in Egypt and the Exodus, was to atone for this sin. This is why we are commanded to eat matzos when we left Egypt, to atone for the chametz br ...

Negotiations   The exchanges between Moshe and Aaron on the one hand, and Paroh  on the other, are lessons in ...

Hockey fans who believe in omens could have seen this coming before the season was 20 minutes old. In the first period of their season opener Oct. 9, the Penguins gave up a pair of goals to Jacob ...

“Last night’s ‘explosive sound’ was a little too close and loud for me at 10 pm. This is ridiculous. As quick as we find out stuff in this town, I can’t hardly believe we don’t know ...