Jewish tradition instructs that young children should begin their Jewish education by studying the book of Leviticus. Even a cursory reading of the blood and gore that make up the sacrificial rites ...

The midrash portrays this as a flaw. Redemption, it claims, comes because of the merit of the patriarchs—not because of Moses ...

Some years ago, I devoted all my Kol Nidrei talks to Moses. I talked about why Moses continues to be Moshe Rabbenu, our teacher, for the 21st century and why Moses has something to say to us on Yom ...

After much hesitation, Moses faces his fears and accepts God’s mission. He stutters as he stands in Pharaoh’s palace. But ...

After God reassures Moses that God will be with him, the prophet learns that he will also have his brother Aaron by his side, ...

The verb va-yach (“he struck”) is also significant. It shares its root with makot, the plagues. Moses strikes first; God ...