The stories we tell ourselves define our reality – especially in turbulent times, when a clear narrative can be the ...

The Book of Exodus begins with an arresting Prologue. Like all classics, it begins much before the beginning. Kunjootty’s Valiyammachi, grandmother, is telling her grandchild the story of a fire ...

In the Bible's Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant is linked to several miracles, such as protecting the Israelites from ...

But it appears in one of the earliest poems in the Bible, the Song of the Sea, found in the middle of the book of Exodus [Exod 15:1-22]. This victory hymn probably dates to the 12th century B.C.E ...

Putting up a mezuzah in one’s doorway is a timeless and meaningful means of asserting proud Jewish identity. When it was ...

The Ten Plagues of Egypt are argued to have been the result of the eruption of Thera or Santorini. Does the evidence really support this?

Have you heard of Post-Traumatic Growth? This week, we are starting to read the book of Exodus. Whereas Genesis tells the story of a family, Exodus tells the story of how this family becomes a ...

The Qur’an contains 99 Arabic names (attributes or character traits) for the multifaceted essence of the one God, but not one of them connects the one God with one people, while one of the dozens of ...

This Shabbat, we begin the book of Exodus, which Michael Walzer called one of the most influential texts for modern political movements — even “a blueprint for revolution.” Amidst the ...