Both vanished from power. Both defied Egyptian religion. Both believed in one god. Could Pharaoh Akhenaten and Moses be two names for the same revolutionary figure?

Each of us faces fears, obstacles, and challenges. We encounter people and circumstances, inside and outside, which scare us ...

Hebrew scholar and Jewish academic Irene Lancaster reflects on power, leadership and slavery in Exodus 3:14.

Did God rob Pharaoh of his free will in the Exodus story? Or, counterintuitively, did God simply strengthen it?

Moses never veers from this line. Contrary to popular belief, he never tells Pharaoh, “let my people go,” full stop, but ...

A children's song about a Pharaoh in pajamas tells more about Jewish history than one might think at first glance.

Jewish history from the Exodus until today has been about the ongoing refinement of laws which define who we really are as a ...

Keeping promises is the foundation of trust between people, of educating children, and of building a moral future.

This morning, like every morning for the past two weeks, the first thing I did upon waking was search for news of Iran. Have the protests continued? Will they get the help they so desperately need? I ...

Relief of Osiris from the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Egypt’s first king Osiris sailed around the world spreading knowledge, exactly like the Feathered Serpent ...

When you think of ethical hiring practices in the modern workplace, racial profiling isn’t necessarily the first thing that ...

Last night, Temple Emanu-El held a special Shabbat service honoring Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who retired last month after 16 ...