In Parshat Beshalach, the Torah presents us with the details of the redemption of the Israelites who had been fleeing from Egypt. Once they safely reached the other side of the Red Sea, together with ...

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A number of events happen in the area of Mount Sinai at the end of Parashat Beshalach and the beginning of Parashat Yitro. In the first story, the people are in Rephidim and don’t have water: “From ...

We are at a watershed moment, and we need to respond from courage, artfulness, and faith, – not from despair. It’s time to cross the Reed Sea together. Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra asks on Exodus 14:13: ...

In the final scene of “The Graduate,” as the giddy runaway lovers Elaine and Benjamin take their seats at the back of a bus, we are plunged into a moment of sudden stillness that interrupts the ...

During the 40 years of the Israelites’ wanderings in the desert, from the Exodus from Egypt to the arrival in the Land of Israel, the nation experienced extraordinary and unique divine kindness, as ...

How important is tradition? In Parshat Beshalach, the Torah presents to us details of the miraculous parting of the waters of the Red Sea. Immediately afterwards, each member of the Israelite nation ...

Last month, an 85-year-old Jew from Queens, N.Y., proudly joined other invited guests at the White House as President Obama signed into law the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” paving the way — ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Which approach is more meaningful and more critical? Since both are mentioned, each has validity. Indeed, when reciting the Amidah (the central prayer of the ...

“Where is God”? asked Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, one of the great chassidic masters. “Everywhere,” replied his students. “No, my children,” he responded, “God is not everywhere, but only where you let ...